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Hall signal-dominated microwave transmission through graphene-loaded waveguides

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Abstract

Microwave transmission line spectroscopy is used to observe the integer quantum Hall effect in two samples of monolayer graphene with different geometries that are resistively-coupled to a coplanar waveguide. We find plateaus in transmitted power that do not vary significantly with microwave frequency but are significantly different for two samples due to their shape. With each drop in transmitted power corresponding to an additional quantum Hall edge mode that short the transmission line to ground, these well-known quanta of conductance allow us to calibrate the sensitivity of the devices. One sample with short contact regions matched the sensitivity expected when considering only the quantum Hall conductance of $\nu e^2/h$; another sample with long contact regions demonstrated a nearly three-fold enhancement in sensitivity. We model this result with a purely resistive circuit that introduces an additional resistance to explain the increased sensitivity.

Presenters

  • Scott A Dietrich

    Villanova University

Authors

  • Scott A Dietrich

    Villanova University

  • Arash Akbari-Sharbaf

    Villanova University

  • James Edgar

    Kansas State University

  • Alexander Roubos

    Florida State University

  • Matthew L Freeman

    Florida State University

  • Lloyd W Engel

    Florida State University