In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 364, No. 6436 ( 2019-04-12), p. 158-162
Abstract:
Graphene near charge neutrality is expected to behave like a quantum-critical, relativistic plasma—the “Dirac fluid”—in which massless electrons and holes collide at a rapid rate. We used on-chip terahertz spectroscopy to measure the frequency-dependent optical conductivity of clean, micrometer-scale graphene at electron temperatures between 77 and 300 kelvin. At charge neutrality, we observed the quantum-critical scattering rate characteristic of the Dirac fluid. At higher doping, we detected two distinct current-carrying modes with zero and nonzero total momenta, a manifestation of relativistic hydrodynamics. Our work reveals the quantum criticality and unusual dynamic excitations near charge neutrality in graphene.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.aat8687
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2019
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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