• 文献标题:   Helicoidal graphene nanoribbons: Chiraltronics
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ATANASOV V, SAXENA A
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sofia
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.92.035440
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We present a calculation of the effective geometry-induced quantum potential for the carriers in graphene shaped as a helicoidal nanoribbon. In this geometry the twist of the nanoribbon plays the role of an effective transverse electric field in graphene and this is reminiscent of the Hall effect. However, this effective electric field has a different sign for the two isospin states and translates into a mechanism to separate the two chiral species on the opposing rims of the nanoribbon. Isospin transitions are expected with the emission or absorption of microwave radiation which could be adjusted to be in the THz region.