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Author Li, L.L.; Zarenia, M.; Xu, W.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Exciton states in a circular graphene quantum dot: Magnetic field induced intravalley to intervalley transition Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 045409
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The magnetic-field dependence of the energy spectrum, wave function, binding energy, and oscillator strength of exciton states confined in a circular graphene quantum dot (CGQD) is obtained within the configuration interaction method. We predict that (i) excitonic effects are very significant in the CGQD as a consequence of a combination of geometric confinement, magnetic confinement, and reduced screening; (ii) two types of excitons (intravalley and intervalley) are present in the CGQD because of the valley degree of freedom in graphene; (iii) the intravalley and intervalley exciton states display different magnetic-field dependencies due to the different electron-hole symmetries of the single-particle energy spectra; (iv) with increasing magnetic field, the exciton ground state in the CGQD undergoes an intravalley to intervalley transition accompanied by a change of angular momentum; (v) the exciton binding energy does not increase monotonically with the magnetic field due to the competition between geometric and magnetic confinements; and (vi) the optical transitions of the intervalley and intravalley excitons can be tuned by the magnetic field, and valley-dependent excitonic transitions can be realized in a CGQD.
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Language Wos 000391856000006 Publication Date 2017-01-12
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11304316, No. 11574319, and No. 11604380), and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141444 Serial 4555
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Author Neilson, D.; Perali, A.; Zarenia, M.
Title Many-body electron correlations in graphene Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2016 Publication (mbt18) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 702 Issue 702 Pages 012008
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The conduction electrons in graphene promise new opportunities to access the region of strong many-body electron-electron correlations. Extremely high quality, atomically flat two-dimensional electron sheets and quasi-one-dimensional electron nanoribbons with tuneable band gaps that can be switched on by gates, should exhibit new many-body phenomena that have long been predicted for the regions of phase space where the average Coulomb repulsions between electrons dominate over their Fermi energies. In electron nanoribbons a few nanometres wide etched in monolayers of graphene, the quantum size effects and the van Hove singularities in their density of states further act to enhance electron correlations. For graphene multilayers or nanoribbons in a double unit electron-hole geometry, it is possible for the many-body electron-hole correlations to be made strong enough to stabilise high-temperature electron- hole superfluidity.
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Publisher Iop publishing ltd Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000389756000008 Publication Date 2016-04-29
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume 702 Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1742-6588; 1742-6596 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 3 Open Access
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140268 Serial 4455
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Author Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; da Costa, D.R.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Energy levels of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene quantum dots with infinite-mass boundary conditions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 165423
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the continuum model, we investigate the confined states and the corresponding wave functions of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene (TLG) quantum dots (QDs). First, a general infinite-mass boundary condition is derived and applied to calculate the electron and hole energy levels of a circular QD in both the absence and presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our analytical results for the energy spectra agree with those obtained by using the tight-binding model, where a TLG QD is surrounded by a staggered potential. Our findings show that (i) the energy spectrum exhibits intervalley symmetry E-K(e)(m) = -E-K'(h)(m) for the electron (e) and hole (h) states, where m is the angular momentum quantum number, (ii) the zero-energy Landau level (LL) is formed by the magnetic states with m <= 0 for both Dirac valleys, that is different from monolayer and bilayer graphene QD with infinite-mass potential in which only one of the cones contributes, and (iii) groups of three quantum Hall edge states in the tight-binding magnetic spectrum approach the zero LL, which results from the layer symmetry in TLG QDs.
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Language Wos 000386168000011 Publication Date 2016-10-19
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Science without Borders program, PRONEX/FUNCAP, and CAPES foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138174 Serial 4353
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Author De Beule, C.; Ziani, N.T.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.; Trauzettel, B.
Title Correlation and current anomalies in helical quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 155111
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We theoretically investigate the ground-state properties of a quantum dot defined on the surface of a strong three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator. Confinement is realized by ferromagnetic barriers and Coulomb interaction is treated numerically for up to seven electrons in the dot. Experimentally relevant intermediate interaction strengths are considered. The topological origin of the dot has several consequences: (i) spin polarization increases and the ground state exhibits quantum phase transitions at specific angular momenta as a function of interaction strength, (ii) the onset of Wigner correlations takes place mainly in one spin channel, and (iii) the ground state is characterized by a robust persistent current that changes sign as a function of the distance from the center of the dot.
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Language Wos 000385242200001 Publication Date 2016-10-07
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes ; We thank F. Cavaliere, F. Crepin, C. Felser, and B. Yan for interesting discussions, and S. Curreli for performing the finite-element calculation of the magnetic field in COMSOL. C.D.B. and M.Z. are supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). N.T.Z. and B.T. acknowledge financial support by the DFG (SPP1666 and SFB1170 “ToCoTronics”), the Helmholtz Foundation (VITI), and the ENB Graduate School on “Topological Insulators.” ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137234 Serial 4351
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Author Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Zare, M.H.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain-induced topological phase transition in phosphorene and in phosphorene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 085417
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding (TB) approximation with inclusion of the spin-orbit interaction, we predict a topological phase transition in the electronic band structure of phosphorene in the presence of axial strains. We derive a low-energy TB Hamiltonian that includes the spin-orbit interaction for bulk phosphorene. Applying a compressive biaxial in-plane strain and perpendicular tensile strain in ranges where the structure is still stable leads to a topological phase transition. We also examine the influence of strain on zigzag phosphorene nanoribbons (zPNRs) and the formation of the corresponding protected edge states when the system is in the topological phase. For zPNRs up to a width of 100 nm the energy gap is at least three orders of magnitude larger than the thermal energy at room temperature.
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Language Wos 000381600800004 Publication Date 2016-08-18
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 76 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran. M.Z. acknowledges support as a postdoctoral fellow of the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135643 Serial 4309
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Author da Costa; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Pereira, J.M., Jr.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hexagonal-shaped monolayer-bilayer quantum disks in graphene : a tight-binding approach Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 035415
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding approach, we investigate confined states in two different hybrid monolayer-bilayer systems: (i) a hexagonal monolayer area surrounded by bilayer graphene in the presence of a perpendicularly applied electric field and (ii) a hexagonal bilayer graphene dot surrounded by monolayer graphene. The dependence of the energy levels on dot size and external magnetic field is calculated. We find that the energy spectrum for quantum dots with zigzag edges consists of states inside the gap which range from dot-localized states, edge states, to mixed states coexisting together, whereas for dots with armchair edges, only dot-localized states are observed.
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Language Wos 000379502200008 Publication Date 2016-07-11
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 11 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas No. 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation, under the process No. BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF), and the Lemann Foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134947 Serial 4190
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Author Zarenia, M.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D.
Title Large gap electron-hole superfluidity and shape resonances in coupled graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 24860
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We predict enhanced electron-hole superfluidity in two coupled electron-hole armchair-edge terminated graphene nanoribbons separated by a thin insulating barrier. In contrast to graphene monolayers, the multiple subbands of the nanoribbons are parabolic at low energy with a gap between the conduction and valence bands, and with lifted valley degeneracy. These properties make screening of the electron-hole interaction much weaker than for coupled electron-hole monolayers, thus boosting the pairing strength and enhancing the superfluid properties. The pairing strength is further boosted by the quasi one-dimensional quantum confinement of the carriers, as well as by the large density of states near the bottom of each subband. The latter magnifies superfluid shape resonances caused by the quantum confinement. Several superfluid partial condensates are present for finite-width nanoribbons with multiple subbands. We find that superfluidity is predominately in the strongly-coupled BEC and BCS-BEC crossover regimes, with large superfluid gaps up to 100 meV and beyond. When the gaps exceed the subband spacing, there is significant mixing of the subbands, a rounding of the shape resonances, and a resulting reduction in the one-dimensional nature of the system.
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Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000374654500002 Publication Date 2016-04-25
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ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes ; M.Z. acknowledges support by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the University Research Fund (BOF), and the European Science Foundation (POLATOM). A.P. and D.N. acknowledge support by the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. The authors thank the colleagues involved in the MultiSuper International Network (http://www.multisuper.org) for exchange of ideas and suggestions for this work. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133619 Serial 4201
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Author Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; da Costa, D.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Energy levels of hybrid monolayer-bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 165410
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Often real samples of graphene consist of islands of both monolayer and bilayer graphene. Bound states in such hybrid quantum dots are investigated for (i) a circular single-layer graphene quantum dot surrounded by an infinite bilayer graphene sheet and (ii) a circular bilayer graphene quantum dot surrounded by an infinite single-layer graphene. Using the continuum model and applying zigzag boundary conditions at the single-layer-bilayer graphene interface, we obtain analytical results for the energy levels and the corresponding wave spinors. Their dependence on perpendicular magnetic and electric fields are studied for both types of quantum dots. The energy levels exhibit characteristics of interface states, and we find anticrossings and closing of the energy gap in the presence of a bias potential.
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Language Wos 000373572700004 Publication Date 2016-04-09
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 26 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)-CNPq project between Flanders and Brazil and the Brazilian Science Without Borders program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133261 Serial 4174
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Author Abdullah, H.M.; Zarenia, M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B.
Title Gate tunable layer selectivity of transport in bilayer graphene nanostructures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett
Volume 113 Issue 113 Pages 17006
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Recently it was found that bilayer graphene may exhibit regions with and without van der Waals coupling between the two layers. We show that such structures can exhibit a strong layer selectivity when current flows through the coupled region and that this selectivity can be tuned by means of electrostatic gating. Analysing how this effect depends on the type of bilayer stacking, the potential on the gates and the smoothness of the boundary between the coupled and decoupled regions, we show that nearly perfect layer selectivity is achievable in these systems. This effect can be further used to realise a tunable layer switch.
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Language Wos 000371479500024 Publication Date 2016-01-28
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0295-5075 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.957 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes HMA and HB acknowledge the support of the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals under physics research group projects RG1306-1 and RG01306-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a PhD grant (BVD) and a post-doctoral fellowship (MZ). Approved Most recent IF: 1.957
Call Number c:irua:131909 c:irua:131909 Serial 4037
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Magnetic field dependence of energy levels in biased bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 085401
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding approach, we study the influence of a perpendicular magnetic field on the energy levels of hexagonal, triangular, and circular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We obtain the energy levels for AB (Bernal)-stacked BLG QDs in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). We find different regions in the spectrum of biased QDs with respect to the crossing point between the lowest-electron and -hole Landau levels of a biased BLG sheet. Those different regions correspond to electron states that are localized at the center, edge, or corner of the BLG QD. Quantum Hall corner states are found to be absent in circular BLG QDs. The spatial symmetry of the carrier density distribution is related to the symmetry of the confinement potential, the position of zigzag edges, and the presence or absence of interlayer inversion symmetry.
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Language Wos 000369402400008 Publication Date 2016-02-01
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ISSN 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 22 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the Process No. BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number c:irua:131623 Serial 4038
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Author Matulis, A.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Wave fronts and packets in 1D models of different meta-materials : graphene, left-handed media and transmission line Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physica status solidi: B: basic research Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi B
Volume 252 Issue 252 Pages 2330-2338
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A comparative study is made of the propagation of wave packets and fronts in three different meta-media, i.e. graphene, left-handed media (LHM) and transmission lines, using one-dimensional models. It is shown that a potential step in graphene influences only the frequency of the electronic wave, i.e., the particular spectrum branch (electron or hole) to which the wave belongs to, while the envelop function (the wave front or packet form) remains unchanged. Although the model for a vacuum and LHM interface is similar to that of the potential step in graphene, the solutions are quite different due to differences in the chirality of the waves. Comparing the propagation of wave fronts and packets in a standard transmission line and its meta-analog we demonstrate that the propagating packets in the meta-line are much more deformed as compared to the standard one, including broadening, asymmetry and even the appearance of fast moving precursors. This influence is seen not only in the case of packets with steep fronts but in soft Gaussian packets as well.
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Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor
Language Wos 000362722300025 Publication Date 2015-07-20
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ISSN 0370-1972 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.674 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government, and the European Social Fund under the Global Grant Measure (Grant No. VP1-3.1-SMM-07-K-02-046). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.674; 2015 IF: 1.489
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128776 Serial 4277
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Energy levels of bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages 115437
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Within a tight binding approach we investigate the energy levels of hexagonal and triangular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We study AA- and AB-(Bernal) stacked BLG QDs and obtain the energy levels in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). Our results show that the size dependence of the energy levels is different from that of monolayer graphene QDs. The energy spectrum of AB-stacked BLG QDs with zigzag edges exhibits edge states which spread out into the opened energy gap in the presence of a perpendicular electric field. We found that the behavior of these edges states is different for the hexagonal and triangular geometries. In the case of AA-stacked BLG QDs, the electron and hole energy levels cross each other in both cases of armchair and zigzag edges as the dot size or the applied bias increases.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000361663700003 Publication Date 2015-09-24
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1098-0121; 1550-235x ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the process number BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128726 Serial 4173
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Author Zarenia, M.; Perali, A.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Enhancement of electron-hole superfluidity in double few-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 7319
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We propose two coupled electron-hole sheets of few-layer graphene as a new nanostructure to observe superfluidity at enhanced densities and enhanced transition temperatures. For ABC stacked few-layer graphene we show that the strongly correlated electron-hole pairing regime is readily accessible experimentally using current technologies. We find for double trilayer and quadlayer graphene sheets spatially separated by a nano-thick hexagonal boron-nitride insulating barrier, that the transition temperature for electron-hole superfluidity can approach temperatures of 40 K.
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Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000346272900001 Publication Date 2014-12-08
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ISSN 2045-2322; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 38 Open Access
Notes ; We thank L. Benfatto, S. De Palo, and G. Senatore for helpful comments. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the European Science Foundation (POLATOM). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2014 IF: 5.578
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122743 Serial 1062
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Analytical study of the energy levels in bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Carbon Abbreviated Journal Carbon
Volume 78 Issue Pages 392-400
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the four-band continuum model we derive a general expression for the infinite-mass boundary condition in bilayer graphene. Applying this new boundary condition we analytically calculate the confined states and the corresponding wave functions in a bilayer graphene quantum dot in the absence and presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our results for the energy spectrum show an energy gap between the electron and hole states at small magnetic fields. Furthermore the electron (e) and hole (h) energy levels corresponding to the K and K' valleys exhibit the E-K(e(h)) (m) = E-K'(e(h)) (m) symmetry, where m is the angular momentum quantum number. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
Language Wos 000341463900042 Publication Date 2014-07-16
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ISSN 0008-6223; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.337 Times cited 35 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the process number BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program Euro-GRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). We thank M. Ramezani Masir and M. Grujic for helpful comments and discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.337; 2014 IF: 6.196
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119280 Serial 109
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Author Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Pourtolami, N.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Landau-level dispersion and the quantum Hall plateaus in bilayer graphene Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2013 Publication AIP conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1566 Issue Pages 275-276
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the quantum Hall effect (QHE) in bilayer graphene using the Kubo-Greenwood formula. At zero temperature the Hall conductivity sigma(yx) is given by sigma(yx) – 4(N + 1)e(2)/h with N the index of the highest occupied Landau level (LL). Including the dispersion of the LLs and their width, due to e. g. scattering by impurities, produces the plateau of the n = 0 LL in agreement with experimental results on doped samples and similar theoretical results on single-layer graphene plateaus widen with impurity concentration. Further, the evaluated resistivity rho(xx) exhibits a strong, oscillatory dependence on the electron concentration. Explicit results are obtained for delta-function impurities.
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Publisher Place of Publication New York Editor
Language Wos 000331793000137 Publication Date 2014-01-03
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Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (project CONGRAN) and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115871 Serial 1770
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Zarenia, M.; Pereira, J.M.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Geometry and edge effects on the energy levels of graphene quantum rings : a comparison between tight-binding and simplified Dirac models Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 89 Issue 7 Pages 075418-12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract 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. Results are obtained within the tight-binding (TB) and Dirac models and we discuss which features of the former can be recovered by using the approximations imposed by the latter. Energy levels of graphene quantum rings obtained by diagonalizing the TB Hamiltonian are demonstrated to be strongly dependent on the rings geometry and the microscopical structure of the edges. This makes it difficult to recover those spectra by the existing theories that are based on the continuum (Dirac) model. Nevertheless, our results show that both approaches (i.e., TB and Dirac model) may provide similar results, but only for very specific combinations of ring geometry and edge types. The results obtained by a simplified model describing an infinitely thin circular Dirac ring show good agreement with those obtained for hexagonal and rhombus armchair graphene rings within the TB model. Moreover, we show that the energy levels of a circular quantum ring with an infinite mass boundary condition obtained within the Dirac model agree with those for a ring defined by a ring-shaped staggered potential obtained within the TB model.
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Language Wos 000332390000009 Publication Date 2014-02-18
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 56 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the process number BEX 7178/13-1, the Bilateral programme between CNPq and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115823 Serial 1328
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Author Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.; Chakraborty, T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Electron-electron interactions in bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 24 Pages 245432-245435
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A parabolic quantum dot (QD) as realized by biasing nanostructured gates on bilayer graphene is investigated in the presence of electron-electron interaction. The energy spectrum and the phase diagram reveal unexpected transitions as a function of a magnetic field. For example, in contrast to semiconductor QDs, we find a valley transition rather than only the usual singlet-triplet transition in the ground state of the interacting system. The origin of these features can be traced to the valley degree of freedom in bilayer graphene. These transitions have important consequences for cyclotron resonance experiments.
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 29 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish Government. T. C. is supported by the Canada Research Chairs program of the Government of Canada. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113698 Serial 926
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Author Zarenia, M.; Pereira, J.M., Jr.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A.
Title Snake states in graphene quantum dots in the presence of a p-n junction Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 3 Pages 035426
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Abstract We investigate the magnetic interface states of graphene quantum dots that contain p-n junctions. Within a tight-binding approach, we consider rectangular quantum dots in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field containing p-n as well as p-n-p and n-p-n junctions. The results show the interplay between the edge states associated with the zigzag terminations of the sample and the snake states that arise at the p-n junction due to the overlap between electron and hole states at the potential interface. Remarkable localized states are found at the crossing of the p-n junction with the zigzag edge having a dumb-bell-shaped electron distribution. The results are presented as a function of the junction parameters and the applied magnetic flux. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.035426
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Language Wos 000313941000003 Publication Date 2013-01-29
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Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), the Brazilian agency CNPq (Pronex), and the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and the collaboration project FWO-CNPq. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110087 Serial 3048
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Author Zarenia, M.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Substrate-induced chiral states in graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 86 Issue 8 Pages 085451
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Unidirectional chiral states are predicted in single layer graphene which originate from the breaking of the sublattice symmetry due to an asymmetric mass potential. The latter can be created experimentally using boron-nitride (BN) substrates with a line defect (B-B or N-N) that changes the induced mass potential in graphene. Solving the Dirac-Weyl equation, the obtained energy spectrum is compared with the one calculated using ab initio density functional calculations. We found that these one-dimensional chiral states are very robust and they can even exist in the presence of a small gap between the mass regions. In the latter case additional bound states are found that are topologically different from those chiral states.
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Language Wos 000308005600015 Publication Date 2012-08-28
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 41 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program: EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101100 Serial 3347
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Author Zarenia, M.
Title Confined states in mono- and bi-layer grapheme nanostructures Type Doctoral thesis
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Keywords Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108668 Serial 485
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