Transport and localization in periodic and disordered graphene superlattices

Details Transport and localization in periodic and disordered graphene superlattices Transport and localization in periodic and disordered graphene superlattices

2008-10-06

arxiv.org/abs/0810.0926v2

Phys. Rev. B v.79, 075123 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

10 pages

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.79.075123

We study charge transport in one-dimensional graphene superlattices created by applying layered periodic and disordered potentials. It is shown that the transport and spectral properties of such structures are strongly anisotropic. In the direction perpendicular to the layers, the eigenstates in a disordered sample are delocalized for all energies and provide a minimal non-zero conductivity, which cannot be destroyed by disorder, no matter how strong this is. However, along with extended states, there exist discrete sets of angles and energies with exponentially localized eigenfunctions (disorder-induced resonances). It is shown that, depending on the type of the unperturbed system, the disorder could either suppress or enhance the transmission. Most remarkable properties of the transmission have been found in graphene systems built of alternating p-n and n-p junctions. This transmission has anomalously narrow angular spectrum and, surprisingly, in some range of directions it is practically independent of the amplitude of fluctuations of the potential. Owing to these features, such samples could be used as building blocks in tunable electronic circuits. To better understand the physical implications of the results presented here, most of our results have been contrasted with those for analogous wave systems. Along with similarities, a number of quite surprising differences have been found.

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