Manipulation of Dirac Fermions in Nanochain-Structured Graphene
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Abstract
Graphene has afforded an ideal 2D platform for investigating a rich and fascinating behavior of Dirac fermions. Here, we develop a theoretical mechanism for manipulating the Dirac fermions in graphene, such as from type-I to type-II and type-III, by a top-down nanopatterning approach. We demonstrate that by selective chemical adsorption to pattern the 2D graphene into coupled 1D armchair chains (ACs), the intrinsic isotropic upright Dirac cone becomes anisotropic and strongly tilted. Based on model analyses and first-principles calculations, we show that both the shape and tilt of Dirac cone can be tuned by the species of chemisorption, e.g., halogen vs hydrogen, which modifies the strength of inter-AC coupling. Furthermore, the topological edge states and transport properties of the engineered Dirac fermions are investigated. Our work sheds lights on understanding the Dirac fermions in a nanopatterned graphene platform, and provides guidance for designing nanostructures with novel functionality.
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Wen-Han Dong, De-Liang Bao, Jia-Tao Sun, Feng Liu, Shixuan Du. Manipulation of Dirac Fermions in Nanochain-Structured Graphene[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2021, 38(9): 097101. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/38/9/097101
Wen-Han Dong, De-Liang Bao, Jia-Tao Sun, Feng Liu, Shixuan Du. Manipulation of Dirac Fermions in Nanochain-Structured Graphene[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2021, 38(9): 097101. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/38/9/097101
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Wen-Han Dong, De-Liang Bao, Jia-Tao Sun, Feng Liu, Shixuan Du. Manipulation of Dirac Fermions in Nanochain-Structured Graphene[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2021, 38(9): 097101. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/38/9/097101
Wen-Han Dong, De-Liang Bao, Jia-Tao Sun, Feng Liu, Shixuan Du. Manipulation of Dirac Fermions in Nanochain-Structured Graphene[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2021, 38(9): 097101. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/38/9/097101
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