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Strain effect on the optical conductivity of graphene
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 035411
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Within the tight binding approximation, we study the dependence of the electronic band structure and of the optical conductivity of a graphene single layer on the modulus and direction of applied uniaxial strain. While the Dirac cone approximation, albeit with a deformed cone, is robust for sufficiently small strain, band dispersion linearity breaks down along a given direction, corresponding to the development of anisotropic massive low-energy excitations. We recover a linear behavior of the low-energy density of states, as long as the cone approximation holds, while a band gap opens for sufficiently intense strain, for almost all, generic strain directions. This may be interpreted in terms of an electronic topological transition, corresponding to a change of topology of the Fermi line, and to the merging of two inequivalent Dirac points as a function of strain. We propose that these features may be observed in the frequency dependence of the longitudinal optical conductivity in the visible range, as a function of strain modulus and direction, as well as of field orientation.<br />Comment: Phys. Rev. B, to appear
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 035411
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.0912.3614
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.035411