Veselago lens and Klein collimator in disordered graphene
Author(s) -
Florian Libisch,
Thomas Hisch,
Ralph Glattauer,
Лариса А. Чижова,
Joachim Burgdörfer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of physics condensed matter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1361-648X
pISSN - 0953-8984
DOI - 10.1088/1361-648x/aa565e
Subject(s) - graphene , collimator , condensed matter physics , quantum tunnelling , physics , perpendicular , lens (geology) , electron , superlens , amplitude , optics , quantum mechanics , geometry , metamaterial , mathematics
We simulate electron transport through graphene nanoribbons of realistic size containing a p-n junction patterned by electrostatic gates. For a sharp p-n interface, Klein tunneling leads to refocusing of a divergent beam forming a Veselago lens. Wider transition regions allow only electrons with near-perpendicular incidence to pass the junction, forming a Klein collimator. Using a third nearest neighbor tight binding description we explore the influence of interface roughness and bulk disorder on guiding properties. We provide bounds on disorder amplitudes and p-n junction properties to be satisfied in order to experimentally observe the focusing effect and compare our predictions to very recent realizations.
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