• 文献标题:   Valley to charge current conversion in graphene linear defects
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ROMEO F
  • 作者关键词:   linear defects in graphene, velocity gradient in dirac material, valleytronic, scattering problem
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA ELOWDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1386-9477 EI 1873-1759
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.physe.2021.114631 EA JAN 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The conduction properties of a graphene-graphene junction originated by a linear defect are analyzed. We provide a generalization of the Dirac Hamiltonian model taking into account the Fermi velocity gradient at the interface. General boundary conditions for the scattering problem are derived within the framework of the matching matrix method. We show that the scattering properties of the interface, as predicted by the theory, strongly depend on the boundary conditions used. We demonstrate that a charge current is established at the linear defect interface when a valley-polarized current impinges on it. These findings provide the working principle of a valley to charge current converter, which is relevant for the emergent field of valleytronics.