Space charge and screening in bilayer graphene

作者:Kolomeisky Eugene B*; Straley Joseph P; Abrams Daniel L
来源:Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 2016, 28(47): 47LT01.
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/28/47/47LT01

摘要

Undoped bilayer graphene is a two-dimensional semimetal with a low-energy excitation spectrum that is parabolic in the momentum. As a result, the screening of an arbitrary external charge Ze is accompanied by a reconstruction of the ground state: valence band electrons (for Z > 0) are promoted to form a space charge around the charge while the holes leave the physical picture. The outcome is a flat neutral object resembling the regular atom except that for Z >> 1 it is described by a strictly linear Thomas-Fermi theory. This theory also predicts that the bilayer's static dielectric constant is the same as that of a two-dimensional electron gas in the long-wavelength limit.

  • 出版日期2016-11-30