Gap opening in graphene by shear strain

作者:Cocco Giulio*; Cadelano Emiliano; Colombo Luciano
来源:Physical Review B, 2010, 81(24): 241412.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.241412

摘要

We exploit the concept of strain-induced band-structure engineering in graphene through the calculation of its electronic properties under uniaxial, shear, and combined uniaxial-shear deformations. We show that by combining shear deformations to uniaxial strains it is possible modulate the graphene energy-gap value from zero up to 0.9 eV. Interestingly enough, the use of a shear component allows for a gap opening at moderate absolute deformation, safely smaller than the graphene failure strain.

  • 出版日期2010-6-22