Electron Flow in Circular n-p Junctions of Bilayer Graphene

Autor: Peterfalvi, Cs., Palyi, A., Cserti, J.
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 80, 075416 (2009) [6 pages]
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075416
Popis: We present a theoretical study of electron wave functions in ballistic circular n-p junctions of bilayer graphene. Similarly to the case of a circular n-p junction of monolayer graphene, we find that (i) the wave functions form caustics inside the circular region, and (ii) the shape of these caustics are well described by a geometrical optics model using the concept of a negative refractive index. In contrast to the monolayer case, we show that the strong focusing effect is absent in the bilayer. We explain these findings in terms of the angular dependence of Klein tunneling at a planar n-p junction.
Comment: Published version 6 pages, 5 figures
Databáze: arXiv