Topological delocalization of two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2008-06-30 v2
Abstract
The beta function of a two-dimensional massless Dirac Hamiltonian subject to a random scalar potential, which e.g., underlies the theoretical description of graphene, is computed numerically. Although it belongs to, from a symmetry standpoint, the two-dimensional symplectic class, the beta function monotonically increases with decreasing . We also provide an argument based on the spectral flows under twisting boundary conditions, which shows that none of states of the massless Dirac Hamiltonian can be localized.
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@article{arxiv.0705.1607,
title = {Topological delocalization of two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions},
author = {Kentaro Nomura and Mikito Koshino and Shinsei Ryu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.1607},
year = {2008}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures