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We analyze, within a minimal model that allows analytical calculations, the electronic structure and Landau levels of graphene multi-layers with different stacking orders. We find, among other results, that electrostatic effects can induce…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Guinea , A. H. Castro Neto , N. M. R. Peres

We construct continuum models of 3D and 4D topological insulators by coupling spin-1/2 fermions to an SU(2) background gauge field, which is equivalent to a spatially dependent spin-orbit coupling. Higher dimensional generalizations of flat…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-11-01 Yi Li , Shou-Cheng Zhang , Congjun Wu

Three-dimensional topological insulators have protected Dirac-cone surface states. In this paper we propose magnetic field induced topological insulator thin film ordered states in which coherence is established spontaneously between top…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-05-29 Dagim Tilahun , Byounghak Lee , E. M. Hankiewicz , A. H. MacDonald

We point out that the zero-energy Landau level of Dirac fermions in graphene can be, in the presence of a repulsive electron-electron interaction, split into two (levels) associated with a "bond ordering" formation having a "Kekule…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yasuhiro Hatsugai , Takahiro Fukui , Hideo Aoki

Topology describes properties that remain unaffected by smooth distortions. Its main hallmark is the emergence of edge states localized at the boundary between regions characterized by distinct topological invariants. This feature offers…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-11-08 P. St-Jean , V. Goblot , E. Galopin , A. Lemaître , T. Ozawa , L. Le Gratiet , I. Sagnes , J. Bloch , A. Amo

Graphene has emerged as a promising building block in the modern optics and optoelectronics due to its novel optical and electrical properties. In the mid-infrared and terahertz (THz) regime, graphene behaves like metals and supports…

Optics · Physics 2017-11-15 Shuyuan Xiao , Tao Wang , Xiaoyun Jiang , Xicheng Yan , Le Cheng , Boyun Wang , Chen Xu

Superlattices (SLs) in monolayer and bilayer graphene, formed by spatially periodic potential variations, lead to a modified bandstructure with extra finite-energy and zero-energy Dirac fermions with tunable anisotropic velocities. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-14 Si Wu , Matthew Killi , Arun Paramekanti

We demonstrated the continuous-wave (cw) and pulsed optical vortex with topological charges driven by heat generated during the lasing process without introducing the astigmatism effect and reducing lasing efficiency. During the lasing…

Systems with engineered flatband spectra are a postulate of high-capacity transmission links and a candidate for high-temperature superconductivity. However, their operation relies on the edge or surface modes susceptible to fluctuations…

This work analyzes the optical properties of a localized surface plasmon (LSP) spaser made of a dielectric active wire coated with a graphene monolayer. Our theoretical results, obtained by using rigorous electromagnetic methods, illustrate…

We analyze the four-dimensional Hamiltonian proposed to describe the band structure of the single-Dirac-cone family of topological insulators in the presence of a uniform perpendicular magnetic field. Surface Landau level(LL) states appear,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Zhihua Yang , Jung Hoon Han

We propose the concept, synthesis, analysis, and design of graphene-based plasmonic tunable low-pass filters operating in the THz band. The proposed structure is composed of a graphene strip transferred onto a dielectric and a set of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-10-28 D. Correas Serrano , J. S. Gomez Diaz , J. Perruisseau-Carrier , A. Alvarez Melcon

We propose a scheme for coupling laser light into graphene plasmons with the help of electrically generated surface acoustic waves. The surface acoustic wave forms a diffraction grating which allows to excite the long lived phonon-like…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-06 Jürgen Schiefele , Jorge Pedrós , Fernando Sols , Fernando Calle , Francisco Guinea

Thermal properties of suspended single-layer graphene membranes are investigated by characterization of their mechanical motion in response to a high-frequency modulated laser. A characteristic delay time $\tau$ between the optical…

A new class of multilayered functional materials has recently emerged in which the component atomic layers are held together by weak van der Waals forces that preserve the structural integrity and physical properties of each layer. An…

Based on a structure consisting of a single graphene layer situated on a periodic dielectric grating, we show theoretically that intense terahertz (THz) radiations can be generated by an electron bunch moving atop the graphene layer. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 T. R. Zhan , D. Z. Han , X. H. Hu , X. H. Liu , S. T. Chui , J. Zi

The propagation of electromagnetic waves along the surface of a nonlinear dielectric covered by a graphene layer is investigated. The main result is that such a surface can support and stabilize nonlinear transverse electric (TE) plasmon…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-30 Yuliy V. Bludov , Daria A. Smirnova , Yuri S. Kivshar , Nuno M. R. Peres , Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy

In this paper we investigate quasiparticles in graphene-based topological insulator with a wedge disclination in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. In particular, we consider a massive spinless model. The Landau levels are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 J. R. S. Oliveira , G. Q. Garcia , P. J. Porfírio , C. Furtado

Manipulation of subwavelength objects by engineering the electromagnetic waves in the environment medium is pivotal for several particle handling techniques. In this letter, we theoretically demonstrate the possibility of engineering a…

Optics · Physics 2022-09-14 Hernán Ferrari , Carlos J. Zapata-Rodríguez , Mauro Cuevas

Graphene is a two-dimensional layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, whose outstanding properties makes it an excellent material for future electronic and photonic terahertz (THz) devices. In this work, we design hybrid…

Optics · Physics 2020-06-29 Tianjing Guo , Christos Argyropoulos