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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

Short ballistic graphene Josephson junctions sustain superconducting current with a non-sinusoidal current-phase relation up to a critical current threshold. The current-phase relation, arising from proximitized superconductivity, is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-09 Francesco M. D. Pellegrino , Giuseppe Falci , Elisabetta Paladino

This paper reviews the theoretical work undertaken using density functional theory (DFT) to explore graphene's interactions with its surroundings. We look at the impact of substrates, gate dielectrics and edge effects on the properties of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-31 Priyamvada Jadaun , Bhagawan R. Sahu , Leonard F. Register , Sanjay K. Banerjee

The Y-chart is a powerful tool for understanding the relationship between various views (behavioral, structural, physical) of a system, at different levels of abstraction, from high-level, architecture and circuits, to low-level, devices…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Frank Tseng , Dincer Unluer , Mircea R. Stan , Avik W. Ghosh

Studies of the structural, electronic, and optical characteristics of the interfaces between graphene and ZnO polar surfaces is carried out using first-principles simulations. At the interface, a strong van der Waals force is present, and…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-05-23 H. D. Etea , K. N. Nigussa

We present a first-principles study of the temperature- and density-dependent intrinsic electrical resistivity of graphene. We use density-functional theory and density-functional perturbation theory together with very accurate Wannier…

The exact vanishing of the interaction corrections to the zero temperature and zero frequency conductivity of graphene in the presence of weak short range interactions is rigorously established.

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-20 Alessandro Giuliani , Vieri Mastropietro , Marcello Porta

The next-nearest neighbor interaction (NNN) is included in a tight-binding calculation of the electronic spectrum and conductivity of doped graphene. As a result, we observe a wide variation of the conductivity behavior, since the Fermi…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-10-12 J. E. Barrios-Vargas , Gerardo G Naumis

Using ab-initio methods we investigate the possibility of three-terminal graphene "T-junction" devices and show that these all-graphene edge contacts are energetically feasible when the 1D interface itself is free from foreign atoms. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-01 Kåre Wedel Jacobsen , Jesper Toft Falkenberg , Nick Papior , Peter Bøggild , Antti-Pekka Jauho , Mads Brandbyge

Graphene electrodes provide a suitable alternative to metal contacts in molecular conduction nanojunctions. Here, we propose to use graphene electrodes as a platform for effective photon assisted tunneling through molecular conduction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Boris Fainberg

The focusing of electric current by a single \textit{p-n} junction in graphene is predicted. We show that precise focusing can be achieved by fine-tuning the densities of carriers on the n- and p-sides of the junction to equal values,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vadim V. Cheianov , Vladimir Fal'ko , B. L. Altshuler

Graphene -a recently discovered one-atom-thick layer of graphite- constitutes a new model system in condensed matter physics, because it is the first material in which charge carriers behave as massless chiral relativistic particles. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hubert B. Heersche , Pablo Jarillo-Herrero , Jeroen B. Oostinga , Lieven M. K. Vandersypen , Alberto F. Morpurgo

As photonic and electronic technologies approach nanometre length scales and terahertz operating speeds, electrical conductivity can no longer be treated as a purely local material parameter. In this regime, charge transport becomes…

The electron-phonon interaction in monolayer graphene is investigated by using density functional perturbation theory. The results indicate that the electron-phonon interaction strength is of comparable magnitude for all four in-plane…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 K. M. Borysenko , J. T. Mullen , E. A. Barry , S. Paul , Y. G. Semenov , J. M. Zavada , M. Buongiorno Nardelli , K. W. Kim

Graphene is the first truly two-dimensional (2D) material, possessing a cone-like energy spectrum near the Fermi energy and treated as a gapless semiconductor. Its unique properties trigger researchers to find more applications of it, such…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-23 Wei-Bang Li , Yu-Ming Wang , Hsien-Ching Chung , Ming-Fa Lin

Detecting conductance quantization in graphene nanostructures turned out more challenging than expected. The observation of well-defined conductance plateaus through graphene nanoconstrictions so far has only been accessible in the highest…

Graphene is believed to be an excellent candidate material for next-generation electronic devices. However, one needs to take into account the nontrivial effect of metal contacts in order to precisely control the charge injection and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-08 Salvador Barraza-Lopez , Markus Kindermann , M. Y. Chou

Double-gated graphene devices provide an important platform for understanding electrical and optical properties of graphene. Here we present transport measurements of single layer, bilayer and trilayer graphene devices with suspended top…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 J. Velasco , Y. Lee , L. Jing , G. Liu , W. Bao , C. N. Lau

The interaction of graphene with metallic substrates reveals phenomena and properties of great relevance for applications in nanotechnology. In this review, the vibrational characterization by means of various inelastic scattering…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-01-08 Antonio Politano

Graphene p-n junctions offer a potentially powerful approach towards controlling electron trajectories via collimation and focusing in ballistic solid-state devices. The ability of p-n junctions to control electron trajectories depends…