Observation of giant nonlinear Hall conductivity in Bernal bilayer graphene

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Main Authors: Chichinadze, Dmitry V., Zhang, Naiyuan James, Lin, Jiang-Xiazi, Morissette, Erin, Wang, Xiaoyu, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Vafek, Oskar, Li, J. I. A.
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author Chichinadze, Dmitry V.
Zhang, Naiyuan James
Lin, Jiang-Xiazi
Morissette, Erin
Wang, Xiaoyu
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Vafek, Oskar
Li, J. I. A.
author_facet Chichinadze, Dmitry V.
Zhang, Naiyuan James
Lin, Jiang-Xiazi
Morissette, Erin
Wang, Xiaoyu
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Vafek, Oskar
Li, J. I. A.
contents In a system of two-dimensional electrons, a combination of broken symmetry, interactions, and nontrivial topology can conspire to give rise to a nonlinear transport regime, where electric current density scales as the square of electric field. This regime has become a venue for exciting discoveries such as the nonlinear Hall effect and diode-like nonreciprocal transport. However, interpretation of experimental data is challenging in the nonlinear regime as DC transport is described by a rank-3 conductivity tensor with 6 free parameters. Here, we resolve this challenge by analytically solving for the nonlinear potential distribution across the disk sample for an arbitrary linear and nonlinear conductivity tensors. This allows us to unambiguously extract all components of the nonlinear tensor from experimental measurement. Using this novel tool, we identify giant nonlinear Hall effect in Bernal bilayer graphene. Our methodology provides the first systematic framework for interpreting nonlinear transport and uncovers a new route towards understanding quasi-2D materials.
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spellingShingle Observation of giant nonlinear Hall conductivity in Bernal bilayer graphene
Chichinadze, Dmitry V.
Zhang, Naiyuan James
Lin, Jiang-Xiazi
Morissette, Erin
Wang, Xiaoyu
Watanabe, Kenji
Taniguchi, Takashi
Vafek, Oskar
Li, J. I. A.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
In a system of two-dimensional electrons, a combination of broken symmetry, interactions, and nontrivial topology can conspire to give rise to a nonlinear transport regime, where electric current density scales as the square of electric field. This regime has become a venue for exciting discoveries such as the nonlinear Hall effect and diode-like nonreciprocal transport. However, interpretation of experimental data is challenging in the nonlinear regime as DC transport is described by a rank-3 conductivity tensor with 6 free parameters. Here, we resolve this challenge by analytically solving for the nonlinear potential distribution across the disk sample for an arbitrary linear and nonlinear conductivity tensors. This allows us to unambiguously extract all components of the nonlinear tensor from experimental measurement. Using this novel tool, we identify giant nonlinear Hall effect in Bernal bilayer graphene. Our methodology provides the first systematic framework for interpreting nonlinear transport and uncovers a new route towards understanding quasi-2D materials.
title Observation of giant nonlinear Hall conductivity in Bernal bilayer graphene
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11156