• 文献标题:   Wormhole for electron waves in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FERNANDES DE, ENGHETA N, SILVEIRINHA MG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121 EI 1550-235X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Coimbra
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.90.041406
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The theory of transformation optics for light has fascinated the scientific community for almost one decade due to its revolutionary and groundbreaking implications. Because the propagation of electrons in condensed-matter systems is also described by a wave equation, one may also envision the extension of this idea to matter waves. Here, we suggest that graphene can be used as a platform to demonstrate a "tunnel" or "wormhole" for electrons. Based on an effective medium approach, we theoretically demonstrate that two properly designed graphene-based nanomaterials can effectively "annihilate" one another from an electronic point of view, and provide for the delocalization of the wave-function stationary states, similar to a wormhole.