• 文献标题:   Extended Supersymmetric Structures in Gapped and Superconducting Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   OIKONOMOU VK
  • 作者关键词:   supersymmetric quantum mechanic, superalgebra, supersymmetry, graphene propertie
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMETRIC METHODS IN MODERN PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0219-8878 EI 1793-6977
  • 通讯作者地址:   Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1142/S0219887815501145
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

In view of the many quantum field theoretical descriptions of graphene in 2 + 1 dimensions, we present another field theoretical feature of graphene, in the presence of defects. Particularly, we shall be interested in gapped graphene in the presence of a domain wall and also for superconducting graphene in the presence of a vortex. As we explicitly demonstrate, the gapped graphene electrons that are localized on the domain wall are associated with four N = 2 one-dimensional supersymmetries, with each pair combining to form an extended N = 4 supersymmetry with non-trivial topological charges. The case of superconducting graphene is more involved, with the electrons localized on the vortex being associated with n one-dimensional supersymmetries, which in turn combine to form an N = 2n extended supersymmetry with non-trivial topological charges. As we shall prove, all supersymmetries are unbroken, a feature closely related to the number of the localized fermions and also to the exact form of the associated operators. In addition, the corresponding Witten index is invariant under compact and odd perturbations.