Abstract
Graphene subject to a strong, tilted magnetic field exhibits an insulator-metal transition tunable by tilt angle, attributed to the transition from a canted antiferromagnetic (CAF) to a ferromagnetic (FM) bulk state at filling factor ν=0. We develop a theoretical description for the spin and valley edge textures in the two phases, and the implied evolution in the nature of edge modes through the transition. In particular, we show that the CAF has gapless neutral modes in the bulk, but supports gapped charged edge modes. At the transition to the FM state the charged edge modes become gapless and are smoothly connected to the helical edge modes of the FM state. Possible experimental consequences are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 241410 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 9 Dec 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 American Physical Society.
Funding
Funders | Funder number |
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National Science Foundation | DMR 1005035 |
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1066293 |