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Screening Effect and Impurity Scattering in Monolayer Graphene
Screening Effect and Impurity Scattering in Monolayer Graphene
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"sk
fsk f "sk exp 1 ; 2:13
kB T
F
ky with being the chemical potential, T the temperature, and
kx kB the Boltzmann constant. Because the system is isotropic,
D() the polarization function is determined by q jqj, as can
easily be proved by the above expression.
First, we dene
gv gs X 0 jFysk Fs0 kq j2
Fig. 1. A schematic illustration of the dispersion relation and the density 0 q 2 fsk fs00 kq ; 2:14
of states of the two-dimensional graphite. L s;s0 ;k "sk "s0 kq
where
s1k1 s2 k 2 sk 1 s 1;
fsk0 2:15
0 s 1.
This 0 q describes eects of polarization of electrons in
the valence band due to virtual interband transitions into the
s2'k2+q conduction band. It is calculated as
s1'k1+q s k+q
Z
(a) (b) 0 dk 1 1 cosk kq
q 2gv gs
22 2 jkj jk qj
Fig. 2. The matrix element of the Coulomb interaction (a) and the g v gs q
diagram of the polarization function (b). : 2:16
16
This result has been obtained previously.22,23)
and the spin degeneracy gs 2. The energy dispersion and Because this polarization function is proportional to q, its
the density of states are illustrated in Fig. 1. eect can be incorporated into the renormalization of the
eective dielectric constant 0 to , with
2.2 Coulomb Interaction
2
The matrix element for the interaction shown in Fig. 2 is 1 gv gs U0 ; 2:17
given by 0 4
Vs01 k1 q;s1 k1 s2 k2 ;s02 k2 q where the dimensionless interaction parameter U0 is dened
2:9 by
2e2 y
Fs0 ;k1 q Fs1 ;k1 Fys2 ;k2 Fs02 ;k2 q ; e2
0 q 1
U0 : 2:18
with 20
For the
1 p band parameter 6:46 eVA, corresponding to
Fysk Fs0 k 0 expik ik0 ss0 ; 2:10 3=20 a with 0 3:03 eV and a 2:46 A , where
2
0 is the transfer integral between
p orbitals of nearest-
where 0 is the static dielectric constant. If we neglect neighbor carbon atoms and a= 3 is their distance, we have
eects of polarization inside the two-dimensional graphite U0 0:3545=0 . For 0 2:5, we have U0 0:14, giving
completely, the screening constant is given by the average of =0 2:4 or 6:0. Correspondingly, the renormalized
that of the substrate SiO2 , ox 3:9, and that of the vacuum interaction parameter dened by
due to the image eect,14) i.e., 0 ox 1=2 2:5. e2
Actually, we have to consider contributions of electrons U ; 2:19
2
in bands and bands away from the Fermi level. This
contribution is known to be 0 2:4 in bulk graphite,21) becomes U 0:06. Eects of interband polarization can be
but is not known for the present system and may not fully included by using these and U instead of 0 and U0 .
be written as in eq. (2.9). In spite of this, we shall use In the following we shall conne ourselves to the case that
eq. (2.9) assuming that 0 can be larger than that estimated the Fermi level lies in the conduction band. Dene
above.
f~sk fsk f 0 : sk 2:20
2.3 Polarization Function Then, we have
The static dielectric function is written as gv gs X ~ ~ jFysk Fs0 kq j2
q f f 0
s kq : 2:21
2e2 L2 s;s0 ;k sk "sk "s0 kq
"q 1 q; 2:11
0 q This can be rewritten as
where the polarization function is given by gv gs X ~ jFs;k Fs0 ;kq j2
y
gv gs X qs
q 2 f "k "q 1 ; 2:30
L2 k q
jkj jk qj cosk kq
; 2:23 where qs is called the screening constant given by
2 jkj2 2 jk qj2
2e2
with qs 0: 2:31
X
f "k s f~sk f "k f "k 2: 2:24 It is easily shown that
s1
Z 1
@ f "
The integration over the direction of q can be performed 0 D" d"; 2:32
1 @"
easily and we have
gv gs which is known as the compressibility sum-rule.
q The above results show that the static polarization func-
2
2 s 3 tion vanishes identically for " 0 at the absolute zero of
Z1 Z q=2 2
2k temperature, meaning that the screening is totally absent
4 f "k dk f "k 1 dk5: 2:25
0 0 q to the linear order except for the renormalization of the
dielectric constant mentioned above. This corresponds to the
At the absolute zero of temperature, we have inadequate linear screening noted previously in graphite
intercalation compounds.24) When the Fermi level is away
1 " < "F ;
f " 2:26 from " 0 or at nonzero temperatures, however, the linear
0 " > "F .
polarization function does not vanish and the linear screen-
For q < 2kF , therefore, we have ing is expected to become appropriate.
Let us consider the case that the Fermi level "F lies in the
gv gs k F q
q 1 ; 2:27 conduction band at zero temperature. The chemical potential
2 4 2kF
is determined by the condition
and for q > 2kF , on the other hand, we have Z1
1 1 "2F
gv gs k F ns f "" d" : 2:33
q 2 2 0 2 2 2
2
2 s 3 with
2
1 2kF 1 q 2kF
41 1 sin1 5; 2:28 f " f " f " 2; 2:34
2 q 2 2kF q
where ns is the electron concentration. This gives
with the Fermi wavenumber kF "F =. At q 2kF , it
2 kB T2
becomes "F ; 2:35
6 "F
gv gs k F
2kF 1 ; 2:29 at low temperatures (kB T
"F ), and
2 4
1 "2F
and the rst derivative is also continuous. This behavior is : 2:36
quite dierent from that in conventional two-dimensional 4 ln 2 kB T
metals where the polarization function is constant for q < at high temperatures (kB T "F ).
2kF and decreases for q > 2kF with a divergent rst Correspondingly, the screening constant, i.e., the long-
derivative at q 2kF .14) wavelength polarization function, becomes
" #
The reason lies in the vanishing Coulomb matrix element gv gs " F 2 kB T 2
for the backward scattering k ! k as shown by eq. (2.10). 0 1 ; 2:37
2 2 6 "F
The polarization function is dominated by virtual transitions
between states with similar energy because of small energy at low temperatures and
denominator. Such energy conserving processes are present gv gs
only for q < 2kF and disappear suddenly at q 2kF . This 0 2 ln 2 kB T: 2:38
2 2
singular behavior is known to be the origin of the large Kohn
anomaly in two-dimensional systems.14) In two-dimensional at high temperatures. In conventional systems, the screening
graphite, the contributions of energy conserving processes constant at high temperatures (DebyeHuckel) is propor-
become weaker with the increase of q even for q < 2kF tional to the inverse of temperature. In the present system,
because of the decrease of the matrix element for large angle the situation is completely dierent and the screening in-
scattering, leading to the decrease of q for q < 2kF . At creases in proportion to the temperature. This is a direct
q 2kF , the matrix element of energy conserving processes consequence of the linear energy dependence of the density
vanishes identically due to the absence of backscattering of states and the presence of the Dirac sea below " 0.
and therefore no strong singular behavior can appear at q Figure 3 shows the temperature dependence of the
2kF . screening constant, i.e., long-wavelength limit of the polar-
In the long-wavelength limit, the dielectric function is ization function, together with the chemical potential. The
written as screening constant takes a small minimum around kB T="F
0:5 and increases linearly at high temperatures. Figure 4
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(4ln2)-1(F/kBT)
Ws0 k0 ; sk hjVs0 k0 ;sk j2 i"sk "s0 k0 ; 3:2
2.5 h
kBT/F dk0 2 2
g sk g sk 0 hjV 0
sk ;sk j i" sk " sk 0 :
1.2 22 h
1.0
Introduce the relaxation time given by
0.8 Z
1.0 h dk0
0.6 2 hjVsk0 ;sk j2 i
0.4 "sk 22
0.2 1 cosk k0 "sk "sk0 ; 3:7
0.0
and the cyclotron frequency
0.5 eBv2
!c "sk ; 3:8
c"sk
with
v jvsk j : 3:9
h
0.0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Then, the solution becomes
Wave Vector (units of kF)
@f 1 B
gsk e v sk E ! c E ;
Fig. 4. The polarization function as a function of the wave vector at @"sk 1 !2c 2 B
dierent temperatures. It does not exhibit an apparent singularity at 3:10
q=kF 2 even at zero temperature.
with !c !c "sk and "sk . It should be noted that
the cyclotron frequency diverges in proportion to the inverse
shows the polarization function as a function of the wave of the energy at zero energy and changes the signature
vector at dierent temperatures. corresponding to change in the carrier type from an electron
to a hole.
3. Impurity Scattering Dene
3.1 Boltzmann transport equation Z
gv gs @f
The Boltzmann transport equation for the distribution D j"j d"; 3:11
2 2 @"
function fskE is given by
and the average of function p" by
dk @ fskE X Z dk0 Z
1 @ f gv gs
dt @k s0 22 3:1 hp"i j"jp" d": 3:12
D @" 2 2
fskE 1 fsE0 k0 fsE0 k0 1 fskE Ws0 k0 ; sk;
Then, we have the diagonal conductivity
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Z 2
e2 2 h
d 1 2e2
xx yy
D ; 3:13 2ni D" 1 cos2 : 3:23
2h 2 1 !2c 2 " 0 2 q"q
and the Hall conductivity where ni is the concentration of impurities and q
2 2 2 2"= sin=2 in the integrand. This equation shows that
e !c
xy yx 2 D : 3:14 the probability of backward scattering vanishes
2h 1 !2c 2
identically, which corresponds to the absence of back-
These are essentially the same as the expressions in scattering in metallic carbon nanotubes.20,25)
conventional semiconductors or metals except that !c The relaxation time can be rewritten as
depends strongly on the energy while the velocity remains ns h
independent. " H"; 3:24
gv gs ni j"j
The Hall coecient is given by
yx with the dimensionless quantity H" dened by
RH ; 3:15 Z
2 2
Bxx d 1
xy H"1 1 cos2
0 2
and the Hall mobility is given by 2
1 q ~ q
cjRH j0 : 3:16 gv g s ; 3:25
2U "F
At zero temperature in weak magnetic elds, we have where ~ q is the dimensionless quantity dened by
s gv gs "F ~
RH ; 3:17 q q: 3:26
ns ec 2 2
with the electron concentration given by eq. (2.33). The Hall At zero temperature, H0 H"F is independent of the
mobility becomes electron concentration and determined by U alone. The
mobility becomes
ev2
0 "F ; 3:18 e
"F
0 H0 ; 3:27
42 h ni
and then the conductivity is given by
which is independent of ns . The conductivity becomes
0 ns e
; 3:19
e 2 ns
as in conventional two-dimensional systems. 0 H0 ; 3:28
As mentioned above, the cyclotron frequency !c " 42 h ni
diverges at " 0 and as will become clear in the following which is proportional to ns . Figure 5 shows H0 as a function
the relaxation time " diverges also. As a result, the of U. It is clear that H0 increases in proportion to U 2 for
integral over the energy giving the Hall conductivity in small U and approaches a constant for suciently large U.
eq. (3.14) and the eld-dependent part of the diagonal For U 0:06, we have H0 120.
conductivity in eq. (3.13) diverges at " 0 at nonzero
temperatures if we neglect !2c 2 in the denominator. Thus,
the Hall coecient and mobility and the magnetoresistivity
T=0
can exhibit a singular behavior in the limit of vanishing
magnetic eld. As will be shown below, however, this 103
Conductivity (units of nse2/42hni)
2e2
Vi0 q : 3:20
q
Then the matrix element becomes
2e2 y
s0 k qjVi0 jsk Fs0 kq Fsk : 3:21
q
101
In the presence of the screening eect, this is modied as 10-2 10-1 100 101
Coulomb Interaction: U
2e2
s0 k qjVi jsk Fy0 Fsk : 3:22
q"q s kq Fig. 5. The dimensionless conductivity H"F as a function of the
eective Coulomb interaction U at zero temperature. It is proportional
With the use of eq. (2.10), the transport relaxation time for to U 2 for small U and approaches a constant due to the screening for
energy " (" > 0) is given by large U.
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105
0.02
0.50
0.05
104 0.20
0.10
0.10
0.20
103
102
100
U= 0.05
101
10-1 100 101 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0
Fig. 6. The conductivity limited by charged-impurity scattering as a Fig. 8. The inverse of the Hall coecient limited by charged-impurity
function of the temperature. scattering as a function of a magnetic eld at dierent temperatures.
U 0:05.
1.0
temperature. We have assumed U 0:05 (slightly smaller
U= 0.05
than 0.06 for 0 2:5). Results for dierent values of U are
Conductivities: xx & -xy [units of (T)]
1.5
kBT/F
5. Summary and Conclusion
0.10 The static dielectric function has been calculated in a
0.20
0.50 monolayer graphite system and shown to be considerably
1.00 dierent from that in conventional two-dimensional systems
Hall Mobility (units of 0)
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