Proposal for a magnetic field induced graphene dot

Details Proposal for a magnetic field induced graphene dot Proposal for a magnetic field induced graphene dot

2010-07-23

arxiv.org/abs/1007.4093v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

Quantum dots induced by a strong magnetic field applied to a single layer of graphene in the perpendicular direction are investigated. The dot is defined by a model potential which consists of a well of depth $\Delta V$ relative to a flat asymptotic part and quantum states formed from the zeroth Landau level are considered. The energy of the dot states cannot be lower than $-\Delta V$ relative to the asymptotic potential. Consequently, when $\Delta V$ is chosen to be about half of the gap between the zeroth and first Landau levels, the dot states are isolated energetically in the gap between Landau level 0 and Landau level -1. This is confirmed with numerical calculations of the magnetic field dependent energy spectrum and the quantum states. Remarkably, an antidot formed by reversing the sign of $\Delta V$ also confines electrons but in the energy region between Landau level 0 and Landau level +1. This unusual behaviour gives an unambiguous signal of the novel physics of graphene quantum dots.

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