A free-electron model for the Dirac bands in graphene

作者:Kissinger G S*; Satpathy S
来源:Physical Review B, 2016, 94(20): 205126.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.205126

摘要

We present a new method for describing the electronic structure of graphene, by treating the honeycomb lattice as an arrangement of crisscrossing one-dimensional quantum wires. The electrons travel as free particles along the wires and interfere at the three-way junctions formed by the carbon atoms. The approach produces the linearly dispersive Dirac band structure as well as the chiral pseudo-spin-wave functions. When vacancies are incorporated, the model reproduces the well known zero mode states.

  • 出版日期2016-11-16