Conductance fluctuation of edge-disordered graphene nanoribbons: Crossover from diffusive transport to Anderson localization
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585 (Japan)
Conductance fluctuation of edge-disordered graphene nanoribbons (ED-GNRs) is examined using the non-equilibrium Green's function technique combined with the extended Hückel approximation. The mean free path λ and the localization length ξ of the ED-GNRs are determined to classify the quantum transport regimes. In the diffusive regime where the length L{sub c} of the ED-GNRs is much longer than λ and much shorter than ξ, the conductance histogram is given by a Gaussian distribution function with universal conductance fluctuation. In the localization regime where L{sub c}≫ξ, the histogram is no longer the universal Gaussian distribution but a lognormal distribution that characterizes Anderson localization.
- OSTI ID:
- 22283289
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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