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Author Moldovan, D.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Magnetic field dependence of the atomic collapse state in graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year (down) 2018 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater
Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 015017
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Quantum electrodynamics predicts that heavy atoms (Z \u003E Z(c) approximate to 170) will undergo the process of atomic collapse where electrons sink into the positron continuum and a new family of so-called collapsing states emerges. The relativistic electrons in graphene exhibit the same physics but at a much lower critical charge (Z(c) approximate to 1) which has made it possible to confirm this phenomenon experimentally. However, there exist conflicting predictions on the effect of a magnetic field on atomic collapse. These theoretical predictions are based on the continuum Dirac-Weyl equation, which does not have an exact analytical solution for the interplay of a supercritical Coulomb potential and the magnetic field. Approximative solutions have been proposed, but because the two effects compete on similar energy scales, the theoretical treatment varies depending on the regime which is being considered. These limitations are overcome here by starting from a tight-binding approach and computing exact numerical results. By avoiding special limit cases, we found a smooth evolution between the different regimes. We predict that the atomic collapse effect persists even after the magnetic field is activated and that the critical charge remains unchanged. We show that the atomic collapse regime is characterized: (1) by a series of Landau level anticrossings and (2) by the absence of root B scaling of the Landau levels with regard to magnetic field strength.'));
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Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000415015000001 Publication Date 2017-10-26
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ISSN 2053-1583 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes ; We thank Eva Andrei, Jinhai Mao and Yuhang Jiang for insightful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147361UA @ admin @ c:irua:147361 Serial 4884
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