Gap states and edge properties of rectangular graphene quantum dot in staggered potential
- Authors
- Jeong, Y. H.; Yang, S-R. Eric
- Issue Date
- 9월-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN PHYSICAL SOC
- Keywords
- Graphene quantum dot; Gap states; Edge reconstruction; Staggered potential
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, v.71, no.5, pp.283 - 288
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
- Volume
- 71
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 283
- End Page
- 288
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/82330
- DOI
- 10.3938/jkps.71.283
- ISSN
- 0374-4884
- Abstract
- We investigate edge properties of a gapful rectangular graphene quantum dot in a staggered potential. In such a system gap states with discrete and closely spaced energy levels exist that are spatially located on the left or right zigzag edge. We find that, although the bulk states outside the energy gap are nearly unaffected, spin degeneracy of each gap state is lifted by the staggered potential. We have computed the occupation numbers of spin-up and -down gap states at various values of the strength of the staggered potential. The electronic and magnetic properties of the zigzag edges depend sensitively on these numbers. We discuss the possibility of applying this system as a single electron spintronic device.
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