• 文献标题:   Gaussian quadrature and lattice discretization of the Fermi-Dirac distribution for graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   OETTINGER D, MENDOZA M, HERRMANN HJ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW E
  • ISSN:   2470-0045 EI 2470-0053
  • 通讯作者地址:   ETH
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevE.88.013302
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We construct a lattice kinetic scheme to study electronic flow in graphene. For this purpose, we first derive a basis of orthogonal polynomials, using as the weight function the ultrarelativistic Fermi-Dirac distribution at rest. Later, we use these polynomials to expand the respective distribution in a moving frame, for both cases, undoped and doped graphene. In order to discretize the Boltzmann equation and make feasible the numerical implementation, we reduce the number of discrete points in momentum space to 18 by applying a Gaussian quadrature, finding that the family of representative wave (2 + 1)-vectors, which satisfies the quadrature, reconstructs a honeycomb lattice. The procedure and discrete model are validated by solving the Riemann problem, finding excellent agreement with other numerical models. In addition, we have extended the Riemann problem to the case of different dopings, finding that by increasing the chemical potential the electronic fluid behaves as if it increases its effective viscosity.