Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2008-03-06
Phys. Rev. B 78, 045415 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
11 pages, 5 figures; version accepted for publication in PRB, contains a more detailed discussion of the zero-energy Landau le
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.045415
We investigate a generalized two-dimensional Weyl Hamiltonian, which may describe the low-energy properties of mechanically deformed graphene and of the organic compound alpha-(BEDT-TTF)_2I_3 under pressure. The associated dispersion has generically the form of tilted anisotropic Dirac cones. The tilt arises due to next-nearest-neighbor hopping when the Dirac points, where the valence band touches the conduction band, do not coincide with crystallographic high-symmetry points within the first Brillouin zone. Within a semiclassical treatment, we describe the formation of Landau levels in a strong magnetic field, the relativistic form of which is reminiscent to that of graphene, with a renormalized Fermi velocity due to the tilt of the Dirac cones. These relativistic Landau levels, experimentally accessible via spectroscopy or even a quantum Hall effect measurement, may be used as a direct experimental verification of Dirac cones in alpha-(BEDT-TTF)_2I_3.
Fuchs Jean-Noël
Goerbig Mark O.
Montambaux Gilles
Piéchon Frédéric
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