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Universal quantized thermal conductance in graphene
Author(s) -
Saurabh Kumar Srivastav,
Manas Ranjan Sahu,
Kenji Watanabe,
Takashi Taniguchi,
Sumilan Banerjee,
Anindya Das
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aaw5798
Subject(s) - graphene , conductance , thermal , thermal conductivity , physics , materials science , statistical physics , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
We have demonstrated the universal topological order in graphene quantum Hall by measuring quantum limit of thermal conductance. The universal quantization of thermal conductance provides information on a state's topological order. Recent measurements revealed that the observed value of thermal conductance of the 52 state is inconsistent with either Pfaffian or anti-Pfaffian model, motivating several theoretical articles. Analysis has been made complicated by the presence of counter-propagating edge channels arising from edge reconstruction, an inevitable consequence of separating the dopant layer from the GaAs quantum well and the resulting soft confining potential. Here, we measured thermal conductance in graphene with atomically sharp confining potential by using sensitive noise thermometry on hexagonal boron-nitride encapsulated graphene devices, gated by either SiO2/Si or graphite back gate. We find the quantization of thermal conductance within 5% accuracy for ν = 1;43;2 and 6 plateaus, emphasizing the universality of flow of information. These graphene quantum Hall thermal transport measurements will allow new insight into exotic systems like even-denominator quantum Hall fractions in graphene.

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