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Electron traversal times in disordered graphene nanoribbons

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2019-07-31 v1

Abstract

Using the partition-free time-dependent Landauer-B{\"u}ttiker formalism for transient current correlations, we study the traversal times taken for electrons to cross graphene nanoribbon (GNR) molecular junctions. We demonstrate electron traversal signatures that vary with disorder and orientation of the GNR. These findings can be related to operational frequencies of GNR-based devices and their consequent rational design.

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@article{arxiv.1906.12129,
  title  = {Electron traversal times in disordered graphene nanoribbons},
  author = {Michael Ridley and Michael A. Sentef and Riku Tuovinen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.12129},
  year   = {2019}
}