Discrete honeycombs, rational edges, and edge states

DOI10.1002/CPA.22141MaRDI QIDQ6141986zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Charles Fefferman, S. Fliss, Michael I. Weinstein

Publication date 23 January 2024

Published in Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.03775

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorics (05-XX) Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX)

Abstract: Consider the tight binding model of graphene, sharply terminated along an edge $$ parallel to a direction of translational symmetry of the underlying period lattice. We classify such edges $$ into those of "zigzag type" and those of "armchair type", generalizing the classical zigzag and armchair edges. We prove that zero energy/flat band edge states arise for edges of zigzag type, but never for those of armchair type. We exhibit explicit formulas for flat band edge states when they exist. We produce strong evidence for the existence of dispersive (non flat) edge state curves of nonzero energy for most $$.

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