Intervalley quantum interference and measurement of Berry phase in bilayer graphene
arXiv:2005.00958
Abstract
Chiral quasiparticles in Bernal-stacked bilayer graphene have valley-contrasting Berry phases of 2π. This nontrival topological structure, associated with the pseudospin winding along a closed Fermi surface, is responsible for various novel electronic properties, such as anti-Klein tunneling, unconventional quantum Hall effect, and valley Hall effect1-6. Here we show that the quantum interference due to intervalley scattering induced by atomic defects/impurities provides further insights into the topological nature of the bilayer graphene. The scattered chiral quasiparticles between distinct valleys with opposite chirality undergoes a rotation of pseudospin that results in the Friedel oscillation with wavefront dislocations. The number of dislocations reflects the information about pseudospin texture and hence can be used to measure the Berry phase7. As demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically, the Friedel oscillation, depending on the atomic defect/impurity at different sublattices, can exhibit N = 4, 2, or 0 additional wavefronts, characterizing the 2π Berry phase of the bilayer graphene. Our results not only provide a comprehensive study of the intervalley quantum interference in bilayer graphene, but also shed lights on the pseudospin physics.
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