title: Unveiling the magnetic structure of graphene nanoribbons.
abstract: We perform magnetotransport measurements in lithographically patterned graphene nanoribbons down to a 70 nm width. The electronic spectrum fragments into an unusual Landau levels pattern, characteristic of Dirac fermion confinement. The two-terminal magnetoresistance reveals the onset of magnetoelectronic subbands, edge currents and quantized Hall conductance. We bring evidence that the magnetic confinement at the edges unveils the valley degeneracy lifting originating from the electronic confinement. Quantum simulations suggest some disorder threshold at the origin of mixing between chiral magnetic edge states and disappearance of quantum Hall effect.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, INSA UPS UJF CNRS, UPR 3228, Université de Toulouse, 143 av. de Rangueil, 31400 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Poumirol
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cresti
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Escoffier
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goiran
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Broto
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raquet