The low energy electronic band structure of bilayer graphene.

McCann, Edward and Abergel, David S. L. and Falko, Vladimir (2007) The low energy electronic band structure of bilayer graphene. European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 148 (1). pp. 91-103. ISSN 1951-6355

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Abstract

We employ the tight binding model to describe the electronic band structure of bilayer graphene and we explain how the optical absorption coefficient of a bilayer is influenced by the presence and dispersion of the electronic bands, in contrast to the featureless absorption coefficient of monolayer graphene. We show that the effective low energy Hamiltonian is dominated by chiral quasiparticles with a parabolic dispersion and Berry phase 2π. Layer asymmetry produces a gap in the spectrum but, by comparing the charging energy with the single particle energy, we demonstrate that an undoped, gapless bilayer is stable with respect to the spontaneous opening of a gap. Then, we describe the control of a gap in the presence of an external gate voltage. Finally, we take into account the influence of trigonal warping which produces a Lifshitz transition at very low energy, breaking the isoenergetic line about each valley into four pockets.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Physical Journal - Special Topics
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?? physicsgeneral physics and astronomygeneral materials sciencephysical and theoretical chemistryphysics and astronomy(all)materials science(all)qc physics ??
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11375
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Deposited On:
14 Aug 2008 08:48
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Yes
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Published
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