Chirality-dependent phonon-limited resistivity in graphenes

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Abstract

We develop a theory for the temperature and density dependence of phonon-limited resistivity $\rho(T)$ in bilayer and multilayer graphene, and compare with the corresponding monolayer result. For the unscreened case, we find $\rho \approx C T$ with $C \propto v_{\rm F}^{-2}$ in the high-temperature limit, and $\rho \approx A T^4$ with $A \propto v_{\rm F}^{-2} k_{\rm F}^{-3}$ in the low-temperature Bloch-Gr\"uneisen limit, where $v_{\rm F}$ and $k_{\rm F}$ are Fermi velocity and Fermi wavevector, respectively. If screening effects are taken into account, $\rho \approx C T$ in the high-temperature limit with a renormalized $C$ which is a function of the screening length, and $\rho \approx A T^6$ in the low-temperature limit with $A \propto k_{\rm F}^{-5}$ but independent of $v_{\rm F}$. These relations hold in general with $v_{\rm F}$ and a chiral factor in $C$ determined by the specific chiral band structure for a given density.\\[4pt] Reference: Hongki Min, E. H. Hwang, and S. Das Sarma, arXiv:1011.0741 (unpublished).

Authors

  • Hongki Min

    Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland

  • Euyheon Hwang

    Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Sankar Das Sarma

    Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, CMTC, Dept of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA, Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Dep. of Physics, Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, University of Maryland, JQI and CMTC, University of Maryland, Joint Quantum Institute and Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland