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Extremely large magnetoresistance in few-layer graphene/boron–nitride heterostructures

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  • Kalon Gopinadhan

    (Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore
    and NUSNNI-Nanocore, National University of Singapore)

  • Young Jun Shin

    (and NUSNNI-Nanocore, National University of Singapore)

  • Rashid Jalil

    (Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Manchester)

  • Thirumalai Venkatesan

    (and NUSNNI-Nanocore, National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore)

  • Andre K. Geim

    (Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Manchester)

  • Antonio H. Castro Neto

    (Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore)

  • Hyunsoo Yang

    (Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore
    and NUSNNI-Nanocore, National University of Singapore)

Abstract

Understanding magnetoresistance, the change in electrical resistance under an external magnetic field, at the atomic level is of great interest both fundamentally and technologically. Graphene and other two-dimensional layered materials provide an unprecedented opportunity to explore magnetoresistance at its nascent stage of structural formation. Here we report an extremely large local magnetoresistance of∼2,000% at 400 K and a non-local magnetoresistance of >90,000% in an applied magnetic field of 9 T at 300 K in few-layer graphene/boron–nitride heterostructures. The local magnetoresistance is understood to arise from large differential transport parameters, such as the carrier mobility, across various layers of few-layer graphene upon a normal magnetic field, whereas the non-local magnetoresistance is due to the magnetic field induced Ettingshausen–Nernst effect. Non-local magnetoresistance suggests the possibility of a graphene-based gate tunable thermal switch. In addition, our results demonstrate that graphene heterostructures may be promising for magnetic field sensing applications.

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  • Kalon Gopinadhan & Young Jun Shin & Rashid Jalil & Thirumalai Venkatesan & Andre K. Geim & Antonio H. Castro Neto & Hyunsoo Yang, 2015. "Extremely large magnetoresistance in few-layer graphene/boron–nitride heterostructures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9337
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9337
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