• 文献标题:   Formation mechanism of bound states in graphene point contacts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DENG HY, WAKABAYASHI K, LAM CH
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Inst Mat Sci
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.89.045423
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Electronic localization in narrow graphene constrictions is theoretically studied, and it is found that long-lived (similar to 1 ns) quasibound states (QBSs) can exist in a class of ultrashort graphene quantum point contacts (QPCs). These QBSs are shown to originate from the dispersionless edge states that are characteristic of the electronic structure of generically terminated graphene, in which pseudo-time-reversal symmetry is broken. The QBSs can be regarded as interface states confined between two graphene samples, and their properties can be modified by changing the sizes of the QPC and the interface geometry. In the presence of bearded sites, these QBSs can be converted into bound states. Experimental consequences and potential applications are discussed.