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arxiv: 0706.2490 · v2 · submitted 2007-06-17 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electron scattering on microscopic corrugations in graphene

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci
keywords graphenescatteringcorrugationselectronimpuritiesmicroscopicpotentialripples
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We discuss various scattering mechanisms for Dirac fermions in single-layer graphene. It is shown that scattering on a short-range potential (due to, for example, neutral impurities) is mostly irrelevant for electronic quality of graphene, which is likely to be controlled by charged impurities and ripples (microscopic corrugations of a graphene sheet). The latter are an inherent feature of graphene due to its two-dimensional nature and can also be an important factor in defining the electron mean free path. We show that certain types of ripples create a long-range scattering potential, similar to Coulomb scatterers, and result in charge-carrier mobility practically independent on carrier concentration, in agreement with experimental observations.

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