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摘要
Electrons in monolayer graphene in the presence of an electromagnetic (or electric) wave are considered theoretically. It is shown that the electron motion is a nonlinear combination of Zitterbewegung (ZB, trembling motion) resulting from the periodic potential of graphene lattice and the driving field of the wave. This complex motion is called "multimode Zitterbewegung." The theory is based on the time-dependent two-band Hamiltonian taking into account the graphene band structure and interaction with the wave. Our theoretical treatment includes the rotating-wave approximation and high-driving-frequency approximation for narrow wave packets, as well as numerical calculations for packets of arbitrary widths. Different regimes of electron motion are found, depending on relation between the ZB frequency omega(Z) and the driving frequency omega(D) for different strengths of the electron-wave interaction. Frequencies and intensities of the resulting oscillation modes are calculated. The nonlinearity of the problem results in a pronounced multimode behavior. Polarization of the medium is also calculated relating our theoretical results to observable quantities. The presence of driving wave, resulting in frequencies directly related to omega(Z) and increasing the decay time of oscillations, should facilitate observations of the Zitterbewegung phenomenon.
- 出版日期2013-12-3
