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We theoretically analyse the possibility to electrostatically confine electrons in circular quantum dot arrays, impressed on contacted graphene nanoribbons by top gates. Utilising exact numerical techniques, we compute the scattering…

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We investigate the electron transport in smooth graphene pn junctions, generated by gradually varying electrostatic potentials. The numerically calculated coherent current flow patterns can be understood largely in terms of semi-classical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Emmanuel Paredes-Rocha , Yonatan Betancur-Ocampo , Nikodem Szpak , Thomas Stegmann

We report the electronic properties of two-dimensional systems made of graphene nanoribbons which are patterned with ad-atoms in two separated regions. Due to the extra electronic confinement induced by the presence of the impurities, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-25 J. W. González , L. Rosales , M. Pacheco , A. Ayuela

Graphene as a one-atom-thick platform for infrared metamaterial plays an important role in optical science and engineering. Here we study the unique properties of some plasmonic waveguides based on graphene nano-ribbon. It is found that a…

Optics · Physics 2013-05-29 S. He , X. Zhang , Y. He

Quantum confinement of graphene carriers is an effective way to engineer its properties. It is commonly realized through physical edges that are associated with the deterioration of mobility and strong suppression of plasmon resonances.…

The chapter generalizes results on influence of uniaxial strain and adsorption on the electron states and charge transport or localization in graphene with different configurations of imperfections (point defects): resonant (neutral)…

The unusual electronic properties of single-layer graphene make it a promising material system for fundamental advances in physics, and an attractive platform for new device technologies. Graphene's spin transport properties are expected to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-23 Mark B. Lundeberg , Joshua A. Folk

Localized states in graphene have garnered significant attention in quantum information science due to their potential applications. Despite graphene's superior transport and electronic properties compared to other semiconductors, achieving…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-30 Seunghyun Jun , Myung-Chul Jung , Nojoon Myoung

We present a detailed numerical study of the electronic properties of single-layer graphene with resonant ("hydrogen") impurities and vacancies within a framework of noninteracting tight-binding model on a honeycomb lattice. The algorithms…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-09-29 Shengjun Yuan , Hans De Raedt , Mikhail I. Katsnelson

The coupling of geometrical and electronic properties is a promising venue to engineer conduction properties in graphene. Confinement added to strain allows for interplay of different transport mechanisms with potential device applications.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-14 R. Carrillo-Bastos , D. Faria , A. Latgé , F. Mireles , N. Sandler

We report on spectroscopy results from the mid- to far-infrared on wafer-scale graphene, grown either epitaxially on silicon carbide, or by chemical vapor deposition. The free carrier absorption (Drude peak) is simultaneously obtained with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-17 Hugen Yan , Fengnian Xia , Wenjuan Zhu , Marcus Freitag , Christos Dimitrakopoulos , Ageeth A. Bol , George Tulevski , Phaedon Avouris

Graphene nanoribbons and constrictions are envisaged as fundamental components of future carbon-based nanoelectronic and spintronic devices. At nanoscale, electronic effects in these devices depend heavily on the dimensions of the active…

We observe photocurrents induced in single layer graphene samples by illumination of the graphene edges with circularly polarized terahertz radiation at normal incidence. The photocurrent flows along the sample edges and forms a vortex. Its…

The electronic properties of graphene are unique and are attracting increased attention to this novel 2-dimensional system. Its photonic properties are not less impressive. For example, this single atomic layer absorbs through direct…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-12-25 Fengnian Xia , Thomas Mueller , Yu-ming Lin , Alberto Valdes-Garcia , Phaedon Avouris

Opto-electronic devices utilizing graphene have already demonstrated unique capabilities, which are much more difficult to realize with conventional technologies. However, the requirements in terms of material quality and uniformity are…

The study of topological states in electronic structures, which allows robust transport properties against impurities and defects, has been recently extended to the realm of elasticity. This work shows that nontrivial topological flexural…

We introduce graphene antidot lattice waveguides: nanostructured graphene where a region of pristine graphene is sandwiched between regions of graphene antidot lattices. The band gap in the surrounding antidot lattices enable localized…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-11 Jesper Goor Pedersen , Tue Gunst , Troels Markussen , Thomas Garm Pedersen

We investigated ultrafast carrier dynamics in graphene with near-infrared transient absorption measurement after intense half-cycle terahertz pulse excitation. The terahertz electric field efficiently drives the carriers, inducing large…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-06-08 Shuntaro Tani , François Blanchard , Koichiro Tanaka

Edge-contacted superconductor-graphene-superconductor Josephson junction have been utilized to realize topological superconductivity, which have shown superconducting signatures in the quantum Hall regime. We perform the first-principles…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-04-07 Yeonghun Lee , Jeongwoon Hwang , Fan Zhang , Kyeongjae Cho

We investigate the electronic structure and transport properties of twisted bilayer graphene (TBLG) at a twist angle of $\theta\approx 1.696\text{{\deg}}$. Using a combination of molecular dynamics and tight-binding calculations, we find…