• 文献标题:   Persistent currents in absence of magnetic field in graphene nanorings: The ambiguous role of inter valley scattering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BENJAMIN C, JAYANNAVAR AM
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Inst Sci Educ Res
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4864615
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Persistent currents can arise in normal-metal rings due to a magnetic flux threading the ring in equilibrium. However, can persistent currents arise in absence of magnetic flux in the same normal-metal rings? Yes they can but in a non-equilibrium set-up. This is known as current magnification. In this work, we show that current magnification can be seen in graphene nanorings. Further, graphene can have electrons polarized with a valley quantum number. Electron scattering between valleys can have a non-trivial effect on these persistent currents including inducing a sign change and generating them for parameters where none existed to begin with. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.