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At an interface between contacts and graphene, the mathematical equation that governs the propagation of electrons transforms from the Schrodinger to the Dirac equation. The condition of current probability conservation at such an interface…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 Daniela Dragoman

We show that interface bound states are formed at isolated graphene-superconductor junctions. These states arise due to the interplay of virtual Andreev and normal reflections taking place at these interfaces. Simple analytical expressions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. Burset , W. Herrera , A. Levy Yeyati

We study the dynamics of the electrons in a non-uniform magnetic field applied perpendicular to a graphene sheet in the low energy limit when the excitation states can be described by a Dirac type Hamiltonian. We show that as compared to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-22 P. Rakyta , L. Oroszlany , A. Kormanyos , C. J. Lambert , J. Cserti

This paper is devoted to the construction of semiclassical spectrum and efficient (simple to implement) explicit semiclassical asymptotic eigenfunctions of the Dirac operator for relatively high-energy bound states in graphene in magnetic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-06-11 Vladislav Rykhlov

Generating discernible valley contrasts and segregating valley-indexed fermions in real space within graphene poses considerable challenges due to the isotropic transport within the continuum energy range for degenerate valleys. This study…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-23 Shrushti Tapar , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

Ballistic transport in graphene p-n junctions in the presence of magnetic field exhibits two distinct regimes: At low fields, transport is partially suppressed by the field. When the field exceeds a certain critical value, the junction is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-08-23 A. V. Shytov , Nan Gu , L. S. Levitov

A p-n junction, induced in graphene by gating, works to contrast the edge states of electrons and holes on each side of it. In a magnetic field those edge states carry two species of persistent current, which are intimately tied to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-05 K. Shizuya

We study transport across p-n junctions of gapped two-dimensional semi-Dirac materials: nodal semimetals whose energy bands disperse quadratically and linearly along distinct crystal axes. The resulting electronic properties --- relevant to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-26 K. Saha , R. Nandkishore , S. A. Parameswaran

Creation of high quality p-n junctions in graphene monolayer is vital in studying many exotic phenomena of massless Dirac fermions. However, even with the fast progress of graphene technology for more than ten years, it remains…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Ke-Ke Bai , Jiao-Jiao Zhou , Yi-Cong Wei , Jia-Bin Qiao , Yi-Wen Liu , Hai-Wen Liu , Hua Jiang , Lin He

We consider conductance mapping of the snake-orbits confined along the n-p junction defined in graphene by the electrostatic doping in the quantum Hall regime. We explain the periodicity of conductance oscillations at the magnetic field and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-01-18 K. Kolasiński , A. Mreńca-Kolasińska , B. Szafran

We show that the chiral modes in circular graphene $pn$ junctions provide an advantage for spin manipulation via spin-orbit coupling compared to semiconductor platforms. We derive the effective Hamiltonian for the spin dynamics of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-28 Dario Bercioux , Diego Frustaglia , Alessandro De Martino

Magnetic confinement in graphene has been of recent and growing interest because its potential applications in nanotechnology. In particular, the observation of the so called magnetic edge states in graphene has opened the possibility to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-08-31 Gabriela Murguia

We present a theoretical analysis of interface states emerging at junctions between armchair graphene nanoribbons of varying widths. By exploring diverse width combinations and junction geometries, we demonstrate that predicting the precise…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-21 Sofia Sanz , Daniel Sánchez-Portal

We study quasiparticle dynamics in graphene exposed to a linearly-polarized electromagnetic wave of very large intensity. Low-energy transport in such system can be described by an effective time-independent Hamiltonian, characterized by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-18 S. V. Syzranov , Ya. I. Rodionov , K. I. Kugel , F. Nori

Flat electronic bands can accommodate a plethora of interaction driven quantum phases, since kinetic energy is quenched therein and electronic interactions therefore prevail. Twisted bilayer graphene, near so-called the "magic angles",…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 Bitan Roy , Vladimir Juricic

We study the problem of Dirac fermion confinement in graphene in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. We show, analytically and numerically, that confinement leads to anomalies in the electronic spectrum and to a magnetic field…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-11 N. M. R. Peres , A. H. Castro Neto , F. Guinea

Electrons in graphene follow unconventional trajectories at PN junctions, driven by their pseudospintronic degree of freedom. Significant is the prominent angular dependence of transmission, capturing the chiral nature of the electrons and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Redwan N. Sajjad , S. Sutar , J. U. Lee , Avik W. Ghosh

Quantum dynamics and kinetics of electrically gated graphene ribbons with lateral n-p and e-n-p junctions under magnetic field are investigated. It is shown that the snake-like states of quasiparticles skipping along the n-p interface do…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-27 A. M. Kadigrobov

A regular lattice of magnetic skyrmions is the ground state of thin ferromagnetic films with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in a relatively wide range of external magnetic fields. It was previously theoretically shown that upon the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-05-27 V. E. Timofeev , D. N. Aristov

Electrostatic confinement of charge carriers in graphene is governed by Klein tunneling, a relativistic quantum process in which particle-hole transmutation leads to unusual anisotropic transmission at pn junction boundaries. Reflection and…