• 文献标题:   Edge States in Graphene: From Gapped Flat-Band to Gapless Chiral Modes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YAO W, YANG SA, NIU Q
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Texas Austin
  • 被引频次:   206
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.096801
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

We study edge states in graphene systems where a bulk energy gap is opened by inversion symmetry breaking. We find that the edge bands dispersion can be controlled by potentials applied on the boundary with unit cell length scale. Under certain boundary potentials, gapless edge states with valley-dependent velocity are found, exactly analogous to the spin-dependent gapless chiral edge states in quantum spin Hall systems. The connection of the edge states to bulk topological properties is revealed.