Quantum-Hall activation gaps in graphene

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Nov 16;99(20):206803. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.206803. Epub 2007 Nov 14.

Abstract

We have measured the quantum-Hall activation gaps in graphene at filling factors nu=2 and nu=6 for magnetic fields up to 32 T and temperatures from 4 to 300 K. The nu=6 gap can be described by thermal excitation to broadened Landau levels with a width of 400 K. In contrast, the gap measured at nu=2 is strongly temperature and field dependent and approaches the expected value for sharp Landau levels for fields B>20 T and temperatures T>100 K. We explain this surprising behavior by a narrowing of the lowest Landau level.