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Understanding magnetic focusing in graphene $p$-$n$ junctions through quantum modeling

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2017-04-26 v1

Abstract

We present a quantum model which provides enhanced understanding of recent transverse magnetic focusing experiments on graphene pp-nn junctions. Spatially resolved flow maps of local particle current density show quantum interference and pp-nn junction filtering effects which are crucial to explaining the device operation. The Landauer-B\"{u}ttiker formula is used alongside dephasing edge contacts to give exceptional agreement between simulated non-local resistance and the recent experiment by Chen et al\textit{et al} (Science\textit{Science}, 2016). The origin of positive and negative focusing resonances and off resonance characteristics are explained in terms of quantum transmission functions. Our model also captures subtle features from experiment, such as the previously unexplained pp-pp^- to pp-p+p^+ transition and the second pp-nn focusing resonance.

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@article{arxiv.1612.05657,
  title  = {Understanding magnetic focusing in graphene $p$-$n$ junctions through quantum modeling},
  author = {Samuel W LaGasse and Ji Ung Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.05657},
  year   = {2017}
}
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