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This article presents a novel approach for designing dual-band absorbers based on graphene and metallic metasurfaces for terahertz and mid-infrared regimes, respectively. The absorbers are composed of a two-dimensional (2D) array of square…

Optics · Physics 2019-03-27 Saeedeh Barzegar-Parizi , Amin Khavasi

A remarkable manifestation of the quantum character of electrons in matter is offered by graphene, a single atomic layer of graphite. Unlike conventional solids where electrons are described with the Schrodinger equation, electronic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-09-16 Z. Q. Li , E. A. Henriksen , Z. Jiang , Z. Hao , M. C. Martin , P. Kim , H. L. Stormer , D. N. Basov

We generalize the continuum model for Moir\'e structures made from twisted graphene layers, in order to include lattice relaxation and the formation of channels at very small (marginal) twist angles. We show that a precise description of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-02-19 Niels R. Walet , Francisco Guinea

An analysis of electron transport in graphene is presented in the presence of various arrangement of delta-function like magnetic barriers. The motion through one such barrier gives an unusual non specular refraction leading to asymmetric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-07-09 Sankalpa Ghosh , Manish Sharma

The structural similarity between hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and graphene nanoribbons allows for the formation of heterojunctions with small chain stress. The combination of the insulation nature of the former and the quasi-metallic…

Interference of double moire patterns of graphene (G) encapsulated by hexagonal boron nitride (BN) can alter the electronic structure features near the primary/secondary Dirac points and the electron-hole symmetry introduced by a single…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-03 Nicolas Leconte , Jeil Jung

Graphene's structure bears on both the material's electronic properties and fundamental questions about long range order in two-dimensional crystals. We present an analytic calculation of selected area electron diffraction from multi-layer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-20 Brian Shevitski , Matthew Mecklenburg , William A. Hubbard , E. R. White , Ben Dawson , M. S. Lodge , Masa Ishigami , B. C. Regan

The electronic band structure of graphene in the presence of spin-orbit coupling and transverse electric field is investigated from first principles using the linearized augmented plane-wave method. The spin-orbit coupling opens a gap at…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-05-29 M. Gmitra , S. Konschuh , C. Ertler , C. Ambrosch-Draxl , J. Fabian

The bands of graphite are extremely sensitive to topological defects which modify the electronic structure. In this paper we found non-dispersive flat bands no farther than 10 meV of the Fermi energy in slightly twisted bilayer graphene as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-12-21 E. Suárez Morell , J. D. Correa , P. Vargas , M. Pacheco , Z. Barticevic

The recent discovery of methods to isolate graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of crystalline carbon, has raised the possibility of a new class of nano-electronics devices based on the extraordinary electrical transport and unusual physical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-10-02 Xu Du , Ivan Skachko , Anthony Barker , Eva Y. Andrei

In the last few years, the fascinating properties of graphene have been thoroughly investigated. The existence of Dirac cones is the most important characteristic of the electronic band-structure of graphene. In this theoretical paper,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 A. M. Rojas-Cuervo , K. M. Fonseca-Romero , R. R. Rey-González

Graphene, a two-dimensional material with tunable electronic properties, holds significant importance in condensed matter physics and material science. In this study, we analyze the curvature of graphene's ground-state energy dispersion…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-05 Tishya Patel , Yusen Ye , Tharindu Fernando

Electron distributions produced by grazing impact of fast protons on Mg(0001), Cu(111), Ag(111) and Au(111) surfaces are investigated, focusing on the effects of the electronic band structure. The process is described within the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 C. D. Archubi , M. Faraggi , V. M. Silkin , M. S. Gravielle

We study the charge carriers transport in an AA-stacked bilayer graphene modulated by a lateral one-dimensional multibarrier structure. We investigate the band structures of our system, that is made up of two shifted Dirac cones, for finite…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-16 Ilham Redouani , Ahmed Jellal

Graphene is convenient material for nanomechanichal applications since high-frequency oscillations are easily accessible. In this Article, we consider graphene on a rough substrate attached to imperfections at random locations. We explore…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-09-25 Mariya V. Medvedyeva , Yaroslav M. Blanter

We present a minimal but crucial microscopic theory for epitaxial graphene and graphene nanoribbons on the 4H-SiC(0001) surface -- protopypical materials to explore physical properties of graphene in large scale. Coarse-grained model…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-12-08 Seungchul Kim , Jisoon Ihm , Hyoung Joon Choi , Young-Woo Son

By atomistic modeling of moir{\'e} patterns of graphene on a substrate with a small lattice mismatch, we find qualitatively different strain distributions for small and large misorientation angles, corresponding to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-16 M. M. van Wijk , A. Schuring , M. I. Katsnelson , A. Fasolino

We consider resonant scatterers with large scattering cross-sections in graphene that are produced by a gated disk or a vacancy, and show that a gated ring can be engineered to produce an efficient electron cloak. We also demonstrate that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-04-23 Diego Oliver , Jose H. Garcia , Tatiana G. Rappoport , N. M. R. Peres , Felipe A. Pinheiro

Proximity orbital and spin-orbital effects of graphene on monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are investigated from first-principles. The Dirac band structure of graphene is found to lie within the semiconducting gap of TMDCs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-27 Martin Gmitra , Denis Kochan , Petra Högl , Jaroslav Fabian

Graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) semimetal with high mobility in charge carriers due to the existence of Dirac points. Silicene is another promising material, with properties analog to graphene. Many silicon (Si) based electronic devices…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-09-07 K M Abeywickrama , P K D D P Pitigala , W W P De Silva