Can a repulsive potential in graphene have boundstates in a magnetic field?

S. C. Kim, S. R.Eric Yang

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    Abstract

    We consider Klein tunneling through a repulsive and cylindrical potential with range R and strength V . Recently it was found that, in the strong coupling regime R/ℓ <1, the repulsive potential can have bound states peaked inside the potential with tails extending over ℓ2(N +1), where N is Landau level (LL) index and ℓ is the magnetic length. The presence of these bound states is a consequence of a subtle interplay between Klein tunneling and quantization effect of magnetic ?elds. Because of the presence of these bound states the effective coupling between the repulsive potential and an electron can be attractive. Here we show that this effect is a consequence of singular interaction between the repulsive potential and an electron that cannot be captured in perturbative approaches.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5986-5989
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    Volume12
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jul

    Keywords

    • Bound State
    • Graphene
    • Klein Tunneling
    • Landau Level
    • Repulsive Potential

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Bioengineering
    • General Chemistry
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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