Currents and pseudomagnetic fields in strained graphene rings
Abstract
We study the effects of strain on the electronic properties and persistent current characteristics of a graphene ring using the Dirac representation. For a slightly deformed graphene ring flake, one obtains sizable pseudomagnetic (gauge) fields that may effectively reduce or enhance locally the applied magnetic flux through the ring. Flux-induced persistent currents in a flat ring have full rotational symmetry throughout the structure; in contrast, we show that currents in the presence of a circularly symmetric deformation are strongly inhomogeneous, due to the underlying symmetries of graphene. This result illustrates the inherent competition between the `real' magnetic field and the `pseudo' field arising from strains, and suggest an alternative way to probe the strength and symmetries of pseudomagnetic fields on graphene systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.0405,
title = {Currents and pseudomagnetic fields in strained graphene rings},
author = {D. Faria and A. Latge and S. E. Ulloa and N. Sandler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.0405},
year = {2013}
}