• 文献标题:   CLIFFORD ALGEBRA APPROACH TO GRAPHENE FLATLAND
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DARGYS A
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, clifford algebra, theory modelling
  • 出版物名称:   LITHUANIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1648-8504
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ctr Phys Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:  
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Quantum properties of a monolayer graphene are studied in terms of the Clifford algebras. The simplest of algebras suitable for this purpose appears to be Cl-3,Cl-0 algebra, the basis vectors of which represent 3D rather than 2D Euclidean space. If electron spin is included, higher dimensional algebras should be used. It is shown that Cl-3,Cl-1 algebra which describes Minkowski's spacetime is suitable for this purpose. It is shown that in both algebras, Cl-3,Cl-0 and Cl-3,Cl-1, the conduction and valence band spinors are rotors of 3D Euclidean space. Properties of electron spin and Berry phase when exchange and spin-orbit interactions are taken into account are illustrated within Clifford algebra formalism.