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Two-dimensional systems in magnetic fields host rich physics, most notably the quantum Hall effect arising from Landau level quantization. In a broad class of two-dimensional models, flat bands with topologically nontrivial band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-26 Soujanya Datta , Krishanu Roychowdhury

The Aharonov-Bohm effect allows one to demonstrate the physical meaningfulness of magnetic vector potential by passing the current in zero magnetic field regions. In the standard (a {\em two-slit-like}) setup a conducting ring is pierced by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-23 Adam Rycerz , Dominik Suszalski

The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect has been highly influential in fundamental and applied physics. Its topological nature commonly implies that an electron encircling a magnetic flux source in a field-free region must close the loop in order to…

We investigate the quantum Hall effect in graphene. We argue that in graphene in presence of an external magnetic field there is dynamical generation of mass by a rearrangement of the Dirac sea. We show that the mechanism breaks the lattice…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Paolo Cea

This study looks at the confinement effects of Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux and magnetic fields, as well as topological defects in a quantum plasma, on the hydrogen atom. The joint effects show that the system is extremely attractive.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-03-17 C. O. Edet , A. N. Ikot

We show how the Aharonov-Bohm flux (AB) $\phi_i$ and the dual gaps $(\Delta_1, \Delta_2)$ can affect the electron scattering in graphene quantum dots (GQDs) of radius $r_0$ in the presence of an electrostatic potential $V$. After obtaining…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-23 Fatima Belokda , Ahmed Bouhlal , Ahmed Jellal

We study the effects of the perpendicular magnetic and Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux fields on the energy levels of a two-dimensional (2D) Klein-Gordon (KG) particle subjects to equal scalar and vector pseudo-harmonic oscillator (PHO). We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-12-10 Sameer M. Ikhdair , Majid Hamzavi

The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect is a pure quantum effect that implies a measurable phase shift in the wave function for a charged particle that encircles a magnetic flux located in a region \textit{inaccessible} to the particle. Classically,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-23 Xiang Li , Thors Hans Hansson , Wei Ku

We investigate the behavior of the quantized Hall conductivity in a two-dimensional quantum system under rotating effects, a uniform magnetic field, and an Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux tube. By varying the angular velocity and the AB flux, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-28 Carlos Magno O. Pereira , Luís Fernando C. Pereira , Denise Assafrão , Edilberto O. Silva

The Aharonov-Bohm effect is the prime example of a zero-field-strength configuration where a non-trivial vector potential acquires physical significance, a typical quantum mechanical effect. We consider an extension of the traditional A-B…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-02-16 Fabio Franchini , Alfred Scharff Goldhaber

We report a numerical study on Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect and giant magnetoresistance in rectangular rings made of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). We show that in low energy regime where only the first subband of contact GNRs contributes to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-05 Viet-Hung Nguyen , Yann-Michel Niquet , Philippe Dollfus

We address the question of the stability of the (fractional) quantum Hall effect (QHE) in presence of pseudomagnetic disorder generated by mechanical deformations of a graphene sheet. Neglecting the potential disorder and taking into…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-05 Andrey A. Bagrov , Alessandro Principi , Mikhail I. Katsnelson

We study the influence of a magnetic flux tube on the possibility to electrostatically confine electrons in a graphene quantum dot. Without magnetic flux tube, the graphene pseudospin is responsible for a quantization of the total angular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-25 Julia Heinl , Martin Schneider , Piet W. Brouwer

The influence of high magnetic fields on coherent transport is investigated. A monolayer graphene quantum ring is fabricated and the Aharonov-Bohm effect is observed. For increased magnitude of the magnetic field higher harmonics appear.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Dmitri Smirnov , Johannes C. Rode , Rolf J. Haug

Mechanical deformations of graphene induce a term in the Dirac Hamiltonian which is reminiscent of an electromagnetic vector potential. Strain gradients along particular lattice directions induce local pseudomagnetic fields and substantial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-22 Eran Sela , Yakov Bloch , Felix von Oppen , Moshe Ben Shalom

The ability to engineer the electronic band structure and, more strikingly, to access new exotic phase of matter has been the cornerstone of the advance of science and technology. Twisting van der Waals materials to form moir\'e…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-10 Sheng-Chin Ho , Ching-Hao Chang , Yu-Chiang Hsieh , Shun-Tsung Lo , Botsz Huang , Thi-Hai-Yen Vu , Carmine Ortix , Tse-Ming Chen

Strain-induced pseudo magnetic fields offer the possibility of realizing zero magnetic field Quantum Hall effect in graphene, possibly up to room temperature, representing a promising avenue for lossless charge transport applications.…

We analyze theoretically the electronic properties of Aharonov-Bohm rings made of graphene. We show that the combined effect of the ring confinement and applied magnetic flux offers a controllable way to lift the orbital degeneracy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-12-06 P. Recher , B. Trauzettel , A. Rycerz , Ya. M. Blanter , C. W. J. Beenakker , A. F. Morpurgo

The quantum Hall effect in curved space has been the subject of many theoretical investigations in the past, but devising a physical system to observe this effect is hard. Many works have indicated that electronic excitations in strained…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-20 Glenn Wagner , Fernando de Juan , Dung X. Nguyen

The electronic behavior in graphene under arbitrary uniaxial deformations, such as foldings or flexural fields is studied by including in the Dirac equation pseudoelectromagnetic fields. General foldings are thus studied by showing that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-23 Abdiel E. Champo , Gerardo G. Naumis