Have mysterious topological valley currents been observed in graphene superlattices?

We provide a critical discussion concerning the claim of topological valley currents, driven by a global Berry curvature and valley Hall effect proposed in recent literature. After pointing out a major inconsistency of the theoretical scenario proposed to interpret giant nonlocal resistance, we disc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Roche, Stephan, Power, Stephen R., Nikolić, Branislav K., Garcia, Jose H., Jauho, Antti-Pekka
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/297122
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/297122
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Graphene
Topological valley currents
Graphene superlattices
Nonlocal resistance
Descripción
Sumario:We provide a critical discussion concerning the claim of topological valley currents, driven by a global Berry curvature and valley Hall effect proposed in recent literature. After pointing out a major inconsistency of the theoretical scenario proposed to interpret giant nonlocal resistance, we discuss various possible alternative explanations and open directions of research to solve the mystery of nonlocal transport in graphene superlattices.