Thursday, September 27, 2012

1209.5811 (Xi Chen et al.)

Double-periodic quasi-periodic graphene superlattice: non-Bragg band gap
and electronic transport
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Xi Chen, Pei-Liang Zhao, Qi-Biao Zhu
Electronic band gap and transport in quasi-periodic graphene superlattice of double-periodic sequence have been investigated. It is found that such quasi-periodic structure can possess a zero-averaged wave number (zero-$\bar{k}$) gap which associated with an unusual Dirac point. Different from Bragg gap, the zero-$\bar{k}$ gap is less sensitive to the incidence angle, and robust against the lattice constants. The locations of Dirac point and multi-Dirac-points in the graphene superlattices of various sequences are also compared. The control of electron transport over the zero-$\bar{k}$ band gap in graphene superlattice may facilitate the development of many graphene-based electronics.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.5811

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