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Impurity Scattering in Graphene

nano ribbon
Boundary conditions and Quantum wave
functions:
ik y
ψμ (x,y) = e y φμ (x)

QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor For armchair ribbon
are needed to see this picture.
€ atoms in two edges
are different.

Hard-wall boundary conditions?


L. Brey & H. Fertig, PRB 73,
235411 (2006).
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor
K K'
ψ | x =0 = ψ
μ μ | x =0 are needed to see this picture.

K ± 2π K'
ψ | x =W = e ψ
μ
3
μ | x =W
Wave function continued…….

Solve Schroedinger equation with graphene Hamiltonian with


these boundary conditions.

φB (x) = e ikn x

(n ± 13 )π
kn = Quantization condition.
W
€ ε n (ky ) = ±hvF kn2 + ky2

€
€ kn − iky
∂
εφA (x) = (i − iky )φB φA (x) = − e ikn x
∂x
kn2 + ky2
Nano ribbon Transistors…..

Impurity ion Electron wave function:

1 kn − iky ± i 3πxW iky y


ψ 0 (x,y) = (1− )e e
2 2
k0 + ky2

1 2π
Graphene ribbon € τ (k)
=
h
∑ ni V(2k) (1− cosθ )δ (ε 0k − ε 0k ' )
2

a, k '

Only possible scattering mechanism is back


€ scattering.
e2 2 π ∞ w 1
∫ ∫
2 −2iky y
V(2k) = 2( ) (1− dye dx
4πε 0κ 3W k02 + ky2 0 0 2
x +y +d 2 2
Work to be done:
Make an approximation on Coulomb potential and try to
have an analytical expression.

Screening effect of other carrier electrons, though we can


still use the Thomas-Fermi screening as we do for graphene.

Effect of dielectric environment on Impurity scattering.

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