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Thermodynamic Properties of Graphene in Magnetic Field and Rashba Coupling

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2019-09-04 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We study the thermodynamic properties of massless Dirac fermions in graphene subjected to a uniform magnetic field BB together with Rashba coupling parameter λR\lambda_R. The thermodynamic functions such as the Helmholtz free energy, total energy, entropy and heat capacity are obtained in the high temperature regime using an approach based on the zeta function. These functions will be numerically examined by considering two cases related to λR\lambda_R smaller or greater than BB. In particular, we show that the Dulong-Petit law is verified for both cases.

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@article{arxiv.1903.06945,
  title  = {Thermodynamic Properties of Graphene in Magnetic Field and Rashba Coupling},
  author = {Rachid Houça and Ahmed Jellal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.06945},
  year   = {2019}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures