• 文献标题:   Boundary Modes from Periodic Magnetic and Pseudomagnetic Fields in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PHONG VT, MELE EJ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.176406
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Single-layer graphene subject to periodic lateral strains is an artificial crystal that can support boundary spectra with an intrinsic polarity. This is analyzed by comparing the effects of periodic magnetic fields and strain-induced pseudomagnetic fields that, respectively, break and preserve time-reversal symmetry. In the former case, a Chern classification of the superlattice minibands with zero total magnetic flux enforces single counterpropagating modes traversing each bulk gap on opposite boundaries of a nanoribbon. For the pseudomagnetic field, pairs of counterpropagating modes migrate to the same boundary where they provide well-developed valley-helical transport channels on a single zigzag edge. We discuss possible schemes for implementing this situation and their experimental signatures.