Magnetization of disclinated graphene in nonuniform magnetic field

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750013 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roshanzamir-Nikou ◽  
H. Goudarzi

Two-dimensional disclinated atomic graphene layer in curved space–time is exactly discussed, and the explicit dependence of Landau levels on the topological defect and external magnetic field are obtained in the presence of nonuniform magnetic field. It is worth mentioning that the presence of topological defect reduces the degeneracy of energy levels. The persistent current, magnetization, susceptibility and the magnetoresistance of structure are investigated. It can be shown that the curvature of the conical surface affects the pattern of oscillations of persistent current and, of course, corresponding magnetoresistance. The behavior of the above physical quantities as a function of magnetic flux is explicitly found for various defects. We observe that increasing magnetic field leads to a aperiodic oscillation. The large Aharonov–Bohm flux gives rise to vanish the magnetization oscillations.

Author(s):  
I.A. Kokurin

AbstractA new model of a quantum ring defined inside a nanowire is proposed. The one-particle Hamiltonian for electron in [111]-oriented nanowire quantum ring is constructed taking into account both Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. The energy levels as a function of magnetic field are found using the exact numerical diagonalization. The persistent currents (both charge and spin) are calculated. The specificity of spin-orbit coupling and arising anticrossings in energy spectrum lead to unusual features in persistent current behavior. The variation of magnetic field or carrier concentration by means of gates can lead to pure spin persistent current with the charge current being zero.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850005 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. L. Vitória ◽  
K. Bakke

We investigate the analog effect of the Aharonov–Bohm effect for bound states in two relativistic quantum systems in a spacetime with a spacelike dislocation. We assume that the topological defect has an internal magnetic flux. Then, we analyze the interaction of a charged particle with a uniform magnetic field in this topological defect spacetime, and thus, we extend this analysis to the confinement of a hard-wall potential and a linear scalar potential. Later, the interaction of the Klein–Gordon oscillator with a uniform magnetic field is analyzed. We first focus on the effects of torsion that stem from the spacetime with a spacelike dislocation and the geometric quantum phase. Then, we analyze the effects of torsion and the geometric quantum phase under the presence of a hard-wall potential and a linear scalar potential.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 85-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. BAKKE ◽  
C. FURTADO

In this paper we study the Landau levels arising within the relativistic dynamics of a neutral particle which possesses a permanent magnetic dipole moment interacting with an external electric field in the curved space–time background with the presence of a torsion field. We use the Aharonov–Casher effect to couple this neutral particle with the electric field in this curved background. The eigenfunction and eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian are obtained. We show that the presence of the topological defect breaks the infinite degeneracy of the relativistic Landau levels arising in this system. We study the nonrelativistic limit of the eigenvalues and compare these results with cases studied earlier.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin Y. Bliokh ◽  
Peter Schattschneider ◽  
Jo Verbeeck ◽  
Franco Nori

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (26) ◽  
pp. 6051-6064 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEUSA DE A. MARQUES ◽  
V. B. BEZERRA ◽  
C. FURTADO ◽  
F. MORAES

We investigate the quantum scattering of an electron by a topological defect called dispiration, with an externally applied magnetic field along its axis. The Aharonov–Bohm effect for bound states is analyzed and it is demonstrated that the wave function and the energy spectra associated with the particle depend on the features of the dispiration as well as on the magnetic flux. We also calculate Berry's phase associated to the dynamics of electrons in this background.


Author(s):  
Mikhail I. Katsnelson ◽  
Vladimir Nazaikinskii

AbstractWe study the Aharonov–Bohm effect in an open-ended tube made of a graphene sheet whose dimensions are much larger than the interatomic distance in graphene. An external magnetic field vanishes on and in the vicinity of the graphene sheet and its flux through the tube is adiabatically switched on. It is shown that, in the process, the energy levels of the tight-binding Hamiltonian of $$\pi $$ π -electrons unavoidably cross the Fermi level, which results in the creation of electron–hole pairs. The number of pairs is proven to be equal to the number of magnetic flux quanta of the external field. The proof is based on the new notion of partial spectral flow, which generalizes the ordinary spectral flow already having well-known applications (such as the Kopnin forces in superconductors and superfluids) in condensed matter physics.


2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (08) ◽  
pp. 913-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAKUYA MINE ◽  
YUJI NOMURA

We consider the magnetic Schrödinger operator on R2. The magnetic field is the sum of a homogeneous magnetic field and periodically varying pointlike magnetic fields on a lattice. We shall give a sufficient condition for each Landau level to be an infinitely degenerated eigenvalue. This condition is also necessary for the lowest Landau level. In the threshold case, we see that the spectrum near the lowest Landau level is purely absolutely continuous. Moreover, we shall give an estimate for the density of states for Landau levels and their gaps. The proof is based on the method of Geyler and Šťovíček, the magnetic Bloch theory, and canonical commutation relations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srishty Aggarwal ◽  
Banibrata Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Gianluca Gregori

We investigate the two-dimensional motion of relativistic cold electrons in the presence of `strictly’ spatially varying magnetic fields satisfying, however, no magnetic monopole condition. We find that the degeneracy of Landau levels, which arises in the case of the constant magnetic field, lifts out when the field is variable and the energy levels of spin-up and spin-down electrons align in an interesting way depending on the nature of change of field. Also, the varying magnetic field splits Landau levels of electrons with zero angular momentum from positive angular momentum, unlike the constant field which only can split the levels between positive and negative angular momenta. Exploring Landau quantization in non-uniform magnetic fields is a unique venture on its own and has interdisciplinary implications in the fields ranging from condensed matter to astrophysics to quantum information. As examples, we show magnetized white dwarfs, with varying magnetic fields, involved simultaneously with Lorentz force and Landau quantization affecting the underlying degenerate electron gas, exhibiting a significant violation of the Chandrasekhar mass-limit; and an increase in quantum speed of electrons in the presence of a spatially growing magnetic field.


Author(s):  
Adriana Lucia Gélvez ◽  
Willian Gutierrez ◽  
Fredy Rodríguez Prada

Introducción: Recientemente, las investigaciones en el campo de la materia condensada se han venido enfocando en el estudio de estructuras fabricadas mediante diferentes técnicas de crecimiento de cristales, en especial de materiales semiconductores y esto ha despertado un gran interés en el estudio teórico y aprovechamiento tecnológico de las importantes propiedades que despliegan los sistemas de partículas confinadas en puntos cuánticos con diferentes morfologías (nano-estructuras semiconductoras cero-dimesionales). Un atractivo especial en el área de los sistemas de baja dimensionalidad es el estudio de las propiedades opto-electrónicas de puntos cuánticos en forma de irregulares. Los Anillos Cuánticos, especialmente, son estructuras que poseen simetría axial y presentan una cavidad semiconductora en la región comprendida entre su radio interno y externo. Debido al confinamiento periódico el comportamiento de los portadores de carga en esta estructura deben tener un carácter diferente en presencia de un campo magnético externo, como sucede con el denominado Efecto Oscilatorio Aharonov-Bohm (AB). Este fenómeno se observa generalmente cuando una partícula cargada confinada en un sistema de baja dimensionalidad está afectada por un campo electromagnético externo. Materiales y Métodos: Se analiza el efecto de la irregularidad morfológica en puntos cuánticos lenticulares y de anillos cuánticos tipo cráter, que se encuentran sometidos a un campo magnético en la dirección de crecimiento, sobre el espectro energético de un electrón confinado en cada uno de ellos. Resultados y discusión: Los defectos estructurales son modelados mediante funciones en coordenadas cilíndricas, las cuales presentan soluciones analíticas para los casos isotrópicos. Posteriormente, los resultados de los estados energéticos del electrón en las estructuras simétricas permiten obtener el comportamiento de la energía para problemas completos y complejos mediante el uso de métodos numéricos, como diagonalización exacta y expansión en series. Conclusiones: Se presentan en este trabajo los niveles energéticos de un electrón en función de intensidad del campo magnético y se reportan comportamientos diferentes para ambos tipos de QDs considerados, principalmente porque en los de tipo cráter se presentan oscilanes AB, característico de anillos cuánticos unidimensionales. En este estudio el surgimiento de oscilaciones AB, en puntos cuántico tipo cráter se debe a la mayor probabilidad de ubicar al electrón en el borde de la estructura, ya que esta zona es la de menor confinamiento cuántico. Introduction: Recently, research in the field of condensed matter have been focusing on the study of structures fabricated by different techniques of crystal growth, especially semiconductor materials this has aroused great interest in the theoretical study and technological performance of the important properties that display particle systems confined in quantum dots with differentmorphologies (semiconductor nanostructures zero - dimensional). A special interest in the field of low - dimensional systems is the study of opto - electronic properties of quantum dots with irregular shapes. Quantum Rings, especially, are semiconductor structures having axial symmetry and have a cavity in the region between the inner and outer radius. Due to the periodic confinement the behavior of charge carriers in such structures should have a different character in the presence of an external magnetic field, as with the so-called Aharonov-Bohm Effect (AB). This phenomenon is usually observed when a charged particle confined in a low dimensional system is affected by an external electromagnetic field. Materials and methods: We analyzes the effect of morphological irregularity of lenticular- like and crater-like quantum dots, and the effect of a magnetic field applied in the growth direction on the energy spectrum of an electron confined in these structures. Results and discussion: Structural defects are modeled by functions in cylindrical coordinates, which presented analytical solutions for the isotropic case. Subsequently, the results of energy states of the electron in symmetrical structures allow obtain the energy to complete and complex problems by using numerical methods, as exact diagonalization and series expansion. Conclusions: We present the energy levels of an electron as a function of magnetic field intensity and shown different behaviors for both types of QDs considered, mainly AB oscillations in crater-like quantum dots, characteristic phenomena of one-dimensional quantum rings. This effect is due to the higher probability of finding the electron in the outer border of the structure, because this region has the lowest quantum confinement.


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