• 文献标题:   Interferometry of Klein tunnelling electrons in graphene quantum rings
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DE SOUSA DJP, CHAVES A, PEREIRA JM, FARIAS GA
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-8979 EI 1089-7550
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Fed Ceara
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4973902
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We theoretically study a current switch that exploits the phase acquired by a charge carrier as it tunnels through a potential barrier in graphene. The system acts as an interferometer based on an armchair graphene quantum ring, where the phase difference between interfering electronic wave functions for each path can be controlled by tuning either the height or the width of a potential barrier in the ring arms. By varying the parameters of the potential barriers, the interference can become completely destructive. We demonstrate how this interference effect can be used for developing a simple graphene-based logic gate with a high on/off ratio. Published by AIP Publishing.