Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters

Despite many reports of valley-related phenomena in graphene and its multilayers, current transport experiments cannot probe valley phenomena without the application of external fields. Here we propose a gate-defined valley splitter as a direct transport probe for valley phenomenon in graphene multi...

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Main Author: Juan Daniel Torres Luna, Kostas Vilkelis, Antonio L. R. Manesco
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Language:English
Published: SciPost 2025-02-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.2.062
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description Despite many reports of valley-related phenomena in graphene and its multilayers, current transport experiments cannot probe valley phenomena without the application of external fields. Here we propose a gate-defined valley splitter as a direct transport probe for valley phenomenon in graphene multilayers. First, we show how the device works, its magnetotransport response, and its robustness against fabrication errors. Secondly, we present two applications for valley splitters: (i) resonant tunneling of quantum dots probed by a valley splitter shows the valley polarization of dot levels; (ii) a combination of two valley splitters resolves the nature of order parameters in mesoscopic samples.
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spelling doaj-art-848a8f425266444e854d782c94bc3dfd2025-08-20T03:00:25ZengSciPostSciPost Physics2542-46532025-02-0118206210.21468/SciPostPhys.18.2.062Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splittersJuan Daniel Torres Luna, Kostas Vilkelis, Antonio L. R. ManescoDespite many reports of valley-related phenomena in graphene and its multilayers, current transport experiments cannot probe valley phenomena without the application of external fields. Here we propose a gate-defined valley splitter as a direct transport probe for valley phenomenon in graphene multilayers. First, we show how the device works, its magnetotransport response, and its robustness against fabrication errors. Secondly, we present two applications for valley splitters: (i) resonant tunneling of quantum dots probed by a valley splitter shows the valley polarization of dot levels; (ii) a combination of two valley splitters resolves the nature of order parameters in mesoscopic samples.https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.2.062
spellingShingle Juan Daniel Torres Luna, Kostas Vilkelis, Antonio L. R. Manesco
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title Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters
title_full Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters
title_fullStr Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters
title_full_unstemmed Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters
title_short Probing valley phenomena with gate-defined valley splitters
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