On the zero-field orbital magnetic susceptibility of Bloch electrons in graphene-like solids: some rigorous results

DOI10.1063/1.4737853zbMATH Open1278.82056arXiv1204.0319OpenAlexW2079514093MaRDI QIDQ2865508FDOQ2865508

Authors: Baptiste Savoie 

Publication date: 29 November 2013

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Starting with a nearest-neighbors tight-binding model, we rigorously investigate the bulk zero-field orbital susceptibility of a non-interacting Bloch electrons gas in graphene-like solids at fixed temperature and density of particles. In the zero-temperature limit and in the semiconducting situation, we derive a complete expression which holds for an arbitrary number of bands with possible degeneracies. In the particular case of a two-bands gapped model, all involved quantities are explicitly written down. Besides the formula that we obtain have the special feature to be suitable for numerical computations since it only involves the eigenvalues and associated eigenfunctions of the Bloch Hamiltonian, together with the derivatives (up to the second order) w.r.t. the quasi-momentum of the matrix-elements of the Bloch Hamiltonian. Finally we give a simple application for the two-bands gapped model by considering the case of a dispersion law which is linear w.r.t. the quasi-momentum in the gapless limit. Through this instance, the origin of the singularity, which expresses as a Dirac delta function of the Fermi energy, implied by the McClure's formula in purely monolayer graphene is discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.0319

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zbMATH Keywords

Bloch HamiltonianBloch electronsgraphene-like solidsMcClure's formulasemiconducting

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Statistical mechanics of solids (82D20) Statistical mechanics of semiconductors (82D37) Statistical mechanics of nanostructures and nanoparticles (82D80)

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