Landau Level Splitting in Graphene in High Magnetic Fields

Abstract

The quantum Hall (QH) effect in two-dimensional (2D) electrons and holes in high quality graphene samples is studied in strong magnetic fields up to 45 T. QH plateaus at filling factors $ν=0,\pm 1,\pm 4$ are discovered at magnetic fields $B>$20 T, indicating the lifting of the four-fold degeneracy of the previously observed QH states at $ν=\pm(|n|+1/2)$, where $n$ is the Landau level index. In particular, the presence of the $ν=0, \pm 1$ QH plateaus indicates that the Landau level at the charge neutral Dirac point splits into four sublevels, lifting sublattice and spin degeneracy. The QH effect at $ν=\pm 4$ is investigated in tilted magnetic field and can be attributed to lifting of the spin-degeneracy of the $n=1$ Landau level.

11 pages including 4 figures, to appear in PRL