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Transport properties of Dirac electrons in graphene based double velocity-barrier structures in electric and magnetic fields

Authors :
Yu-Xian Li
Lei Liu
Jian-Jun Liu
Source :
Physics Letters A. 376:3342-3350
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2012.

Abstract

Using transfer matrix method, transport properties in graphene based double velocity-barrier structures under magnetic and electric fields are numerically studied. It is found that velocity barriers for the velocity ratio (the Fermi velocity inside the barrier to that outside the barrier) less than one (or for the velocity ratio greater than one) have properties similar to electrostatic wells (or barriers). The velocity barriers for the velocity ratio greater than one significantly enlarge the resonant tunneling region of electrostatic barriers. In the presence of magnetic field, the plateau width of the Fano factor with a Poissonian value shortens (or broadens) for the case of the velocity ratio less than one (or greater than one). When the Fermi energy is equal to the electrostatic barrier height, for different values of the velocity ratio, both the conductivities and the Fano factors remain fixed.

Details

ISSN :
03759601
Volume :
376
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physics Letters A
Accession number :
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