• 文献标题:   Manipulation of edge states in microwave artificial graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BELLEC M, KUHL U, MONTAMBAUX G, MORTESSAGNE F
  • 作者关键词:   artificial graphene, edge state, photonics crystal, microwave experiment
  • 出版物名称:   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1367-2630
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis
  • 被引频次:   29
  • DOI:   10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113023
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Edge states are an important ingredient in understanding transport properties of graphene nanoribbons. We study experimentally the existence and the internal structure of edge states under uniaxial strain of the three main edges: zigzag, bearded, and armchair. The experiments are performed on artificial microwave graphene flakes, where the wavefunctions are obtained by direct imaging. We show that uniaxial strain can be used to manipulate the edge states: a single parameter controls their existence and their spatial extension into the ribbon. By combining a tight-binding approach and topological arguments, we provide an accurate description of our experimental findings. A new type of zero-energy state appearing at the intersection of two edges, namely the corner state, is also observed and discussed.