Recent progresses of quantum confinement in graphene quantum dots

SY Li, L He - Frontiers of Physics, 2022 - Springer
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) not only have potential applications on spin qubit, but also
serve as essential platforms to study the fundamental properties of Dirac fermions, such as …

Introduction to graphene electronics–a new era of digital transistors and devices

KC Yung, WM Wu, MP Pierpoint… - Contemporary …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The speed of silicon-based transistors has reached an impasse in the recent decade,
primarily due to scaling techniques and the short-channel effect. Conversely, graphene (a …

Imaging electrostatically confined Dirac fermions in graphene quantum dots

J Lee, D Wong, J Velasco Jr, JF Rodriguez-Nieva… - Nature Physics, 2016 - nature.com
Electrostatic confinement of charge carriers in graphene is governed by Klein tunnelling, a
relativistic quantum process in which particle–hole transmutation leads to unusual …

Quasi-exact solution to the Dirac equation for the hyperbolic-secant potential

RR Hartmann, ME Portnoi - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
We analyze bound modes of two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions confined within a
hyperbolic secant potential, which provides a good fit for potential profiles of existing top …

Application of graphene within optoelectronic devices and transistors

FV Kusmartsev, WM Wu, MP Pierpoint… - Applied spectroscopy and …, 2015 - Springer
Scientists are always yearning for new and exciting ways to unlock graphene's true
potential. However, recent reports suggest this two-dimensional material may harbor some …

Geometry and edge effects on the energy levels of graphene quantum rings: A comparison between tight-binding and simplified Dirac models

DR Da Costa, A Chaves, M Zarenia, JM Pereira Jr… - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
We present a systematic study of the energy spectra of graphene quantum rings having
different geometries and edge types in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field …

Massless Dirac fermions in two dimensions: Confinement in nonuniform magnetic fields

CA Downing, ME Portnoi - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We show how it is possible to trap two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions in spatially
inhomogeneous magnetic fields, as long as the formed magnetic quantum dot (or ring) is of …

Generating atomically sharp junctions in graphene and testing quantum electron optics on the nanoscale

KK Bai, JJ Zhou, YC Wei, JB Qiao, YW Liu, HW Liu… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Creation of high-quality pn junctions in graphene monolayer is vital in studying many exotic
phenomena of massless Dirac fermions. However, even with the fast progress of graphene …

Bielectron vortices in two-dimensional Dirac semimetals

CA Downing, ME Portnoi - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Searching for new states of matter and unusual quasi-particles in emerging materials and
especially low-dimensional systems is one of the major trends in contemporary condensed …

Super-Klein tunneling of Dirac fermions through electrostatic gratings in graphene

A Contreras-Astorga, F Correa, V Jakubský - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
We use the Wick-rotated time-dependent supersymmetry to construct models of two-
dimensional Dirac fermions in the presence of an electrostatic grating. We show that there …