• 文献标题:   Proximity Effect in Graphene-Topological-Insulator Heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG JH, TRIOLA C, ROSSI E
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Coll William Mary
  • 被引频次:   71
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.096802
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We formulate a continuum model to study the low-energy electronic structure of heterostructures formed by graphene on a strong three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) for the cases of both commensurate and incommensurate stacking. The incommensurability can be due to a twist angle between graphene and the TI surface or a lattice mismatch between the two systems. We find that the proximity of the TI induces in graphene a strong enhancement of the spin-orbit coupling that can be tuned via the twist angle.