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Chakraborti, Himadri ; Gorini, Cosimo ; Knothe, Angelika ; Liu, Ming-Hao ; Makk, Péter ; Parmentier, Francois D. ; Perconte, David ; Richter, Klaus ; Roulleau, Preden ; Sacépé, Benjamin ; Schönenberger, Christian ; Yang, Wenmin

Electron wave and quantum optics in graphene

Chakraborti, Himadri , Gorini, Cosimo , Knothe, Angelika , Liu, Ming-Hao , Makk, Péter , Parmentier, Francois D. , Perconte, David , Richter, Klaus , Roulleau, Preden , Sacépé, Benjamin , Schönenberger, Christian and Yang, Wenmin (2024) Electron wave and quantum optics in graphene. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36 (39), p. 393001.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 09 Jul 2024 07:40
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.58604

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Abstract

In the last decade, graphene has become an exciting platform for electron optical experiments, in some aspects superior to conventional two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs). A major advantage, besides the ultra-large mobilities, is the fine control over the electrostatics, which gives the possibility of realising gap-less and compact p-n interfaces with high precision. The latter host ...

In the last decade, graphene has become an exciting platform for electron optical experiments, in some aspects superior to conventional two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs). A major advantage, besides the ultra-large mobilities, is the fine control over the electrostatics, which gives the possibility of realising gap-less and compact p-n interfaces with high precision. The latter host non-trivial states, e.g., snake states in moderate magnetic fields, and serve as building blocks of complex electron interferometers. Thanks to the Dirac spectrum and its non-trivial Berry phase, the internal (valley and sublattice) degrees of freedom, and the possibility to tailor the band structure using proximity effects, such interferometers open up a completely new playground based on novel device architectures. In this review, we introduce the theoretical background of graphene electron optics, fabrication methods used to realise electron-optical devices, and techniques for corresponding numerical simulations. Based on this, we give a comprehensive review of ballistic transport experiments and simple building blocks of electron optical devices both in single and bilayer graphene, highlighting the novel physics that is brought in compared to conventional 2DEGs. After describing the different magnetic field regimes in graphene p-n junctions and nanostructures, we conclude by discussing the state of the art in graphene-based Mach-Zender and Fabry-Perot interferometers.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Publisher:IOP
Volume:36
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:39
Page Range:p. 393001
Date1 July 2024
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Klaus Richter
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (314695032)
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10.1088/1361-648X/ad46bcDOI
2401.04233arXiv ID
KeywordsReview, Graphene, Quantum optics
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-586041
Item ID58604

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