Electron transport and quantum-dot energy levels in Z-shaped graphene nanoconstriction with zigzag edges
Rycerz, Adam (2009) Electron transport and quantum-dot energy levels in Z-shaped graphene nanoconstriction with zigzag edges. submittet to Acta Physica Polonica A. (Submitted)Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Nov 2009 17:43
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.10854
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Motivated by recent advances in fabricating graphene nanostructures, we find that an electron can be trapped in Z-shaped graphene nanoconstriction with zigzag edges. The central section of the constriction operates as a single-level quantum dot, as the current flow towards the adjunct sections (rotated by 60 degree) is strongly suppressed due to mismatched valley polarization, although each ...
Motivated by recent advances in fabricating graphene nanostructures, we find that an electron can be trapped in Z-shaped graphene nanoconstriction with zigzag edges. The central section of the constriction operates as a single-level quantum dot, as the current flow towards the adjunct sections (rotated by 60 degree) is strongly suppressed due to mismatched valley polarization, although each section in isolation shows maximal quantum value of the conductance . We further show, that the trapping mechanism is insensitive to the details of constriction geometry, except from the case when widths of the two neighboring sections are equal. The relation with earlier studies of electron transport through symmetric and asymmetric kinks with zigzag edges is also established.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | submittet to Acta Physica Polonica A | ||||
| Date | 2009 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Klaus Richter | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Submitted | ||||
| Refereed | No, this version has not been refereed yet (as with preprints) | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-108548 | ||||
| Item ID | 10854 |
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