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Temperature dependence of electron density and electron-electron interactions in monolayer epitaxial graphene grown on SiC.

Chieh-Wen LiuChiashain ChuangYanfei YangRandolph E ElmquistYi-Ju HoHsin-Yen LeeChi-Te Liang
Published in: 2d materials (2017)
We report carrier density measurements and electron-electron (e-e) interactions in monolayer epitaxial graphene grown on SiC. The temperature (T)-independent carrier density determined from the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations clearly demonstrates that the observed logarithmic temperature dependence of Hall slope in our system must be due to e-e interactions. Since the electron density determined from conventional SdH measurements does not depend on e-e interactions based on Kohn's theorem, SdH experiments appear to be more reliable compared with the classical Hall effect when one studies the T dependence of the carrier density in the low T regime. On the other hand, the logarithmic T dependence of the Hall slope δRxy/δB can be used to probe e-e interactions even when the conventional conductivity method is not applicable due to strong electron-phonon scattering.
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