• 文献标题:   Finite-size effects on the minimal conductivity in graphene with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (Reprinted)
  • 文献类型:   Reprint
  • 作  者:   RAKYTA P, OROSZLANY L, KORMANYOS A, CSERTI J
  • 作者关键词:   mesoscopic system, quantum wire, carbon nanostructure, charge spintransport
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA ELOWDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1386-9477 EI 1873-1759
  • 通讯作者地址:   Eotvos Lorand Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.physe.2016.02.033
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We study theoretically the minimal conductivity of monolayer graphene in the presence of Rashba spin orbit coupling. The Rashba spin-orbit interaction causes the low-energy bands to undergo trigonalwarping deformation and for energies smaller than the Lifshitz energy, the Fermi circle breaks up into parts, forming four separate Dirac cones. We calculate the minimal conductivity for an ideal strip of length L and width W within the Landauer-Bfittiker formalism in a continuum and in a tight binding model. We show that the minimal conductivity depends on the relative orientation of the sample and the probing electrodes due to the interference of states related to different Dirac cones. We also explore the effects of finite system size and find that the minimal conductivity can be lowered compared to that of an infinitely wide sample. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.