• 文献标题:   Time dependent behavior of a localized electron at a heterojunction boundary of graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JANG MS, KIM H, ATWATER HA, GODDARD WA
  • 作者关键词:   finite difference timedomain analysi, graphene, localised state, pn junction
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951
  • 通讯作者地址:   CALTECH
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.3454909
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

We develop a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for simulating the dynamics of graphene electrons, denoted GraFDTD. We then use GraFDTD to study the temporal behavior of a single localized electron wave packet, showing that it exhibits optical-like dynamics including the Goos-Haumlnchen effect [F. Goos and H. Haumlnchen, Ann. Phys. 436, 333 (1947)] at a heterojunction, but the behavior is quantitatively different than for electromagnetic waves. This suggests issues that must be addressed in designing graphene-based electronic devices analogous to optical devices. GraFDTD should be useful for studying such complex time-dependent behavior of a quasiparticle in graphene. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3454909]