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Gauging electronic transport in Sodium Iridate and Vanadium Triiodide thin crystals through graphene heterostructures

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Abstract

Sodium Iridate (Na2IrO3) presents exciting ground states thanks to the combination of electronic correlations, spin-orbit coupling, crystal field effects and a honeycomb arrangement of the iridium ions. Vandium triiodide (VI3) on the other hand, constitutes a promising candidate for 2-D magnetism. Due to the highly insulating behavior of these materials, little progress has been made in terms of transport measurements. Here we explore an indirect transport measurement of thin exfoliated Na2IrO3 and VI3 crystals through a graphene heterostructure.

Presenters

  • Everardo Molina

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

Authors

  • Everardo Molina

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

  • Sara Qubbaj

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

  • Vikram Nagarajan

    University of California, Berkeley, Argonne National Lab, Physics, University of California, Berkeley

  • Tai Kong

    Chemistry, Pinceton University, Princeton University

  • Gilbert Lopez

    University of California, Berkeley, Physics, University of California, Berkeley

  • Nicholas Breznay

    Harvey Mudd College, Physics, Harvey Mudd College

  • Robert Kealhofer

    Physics, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley

  • Derek Bergner

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

  • Isaac Arriaga

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

  • Robert J. Cava

    Princeton University, Chemistry, Princeton University, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Chemistry, Pinceton University, Princeton Univ

  • James Analytis

    University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Physics, University of California Berkeley, Physics, University of California Berkerley, Physics, University of California, Berkeley, physics, University of California, Berkeley

  • Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal

    Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach