Cantor spectrum of graphene in magnetic fields (Q2334545)

The purpose of this work is to provide for the first time an analysis of the spectrum of honeycomb structures in magnetic fields with constant flux. Graphene is a two-dimensional material that consists of carbon atoms at the vertices of a hexagonal lattice and has unusual properties, taking a lot of attention in physics, etc. The electron spectrum of a model of graphene is a Cantor set, and a quantum graph is a model of graphene in magnetic fields. A rigorous foundation for self-similarity is provided by showing that for irrational fluxes and a complete analysis of the spectrum. The Schrödinger operator is defined on a metric honeycomb graph and is a direct sum. It is shown that, if the reduced magnetic flux \(/2\pi\) through a honeycomb is irrational, the continuous spectrum is an unbounded Cantor set of Lebesgue measure zero.