Magnetic field effect on tunneling through triple barrier in AB bilayer graphene

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Autores principales: Saley, Mouhamadou Hassane, Jellal, Ahmed
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author Saley, Mouhamadou Hassane
Jellal, Ahmed
author_facet Saley, Mouhamadou Hassane
Jellal, Ahmed
contents We investigate electron tunneling in AB bilayer graphene through a triple electrostatic barrier of heights $U_i (i=2,3,4)$ subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field. By way of the transfer matrix method and using the continuity conditions at the different interfaces, the transmission probability is determined. Additional resonances appear for two-band tunneling at normal incidence, and their number is proportional to the value of $U_4$ in the case of $U_2<U_4$. However, when $U_2>U_4$, anti-Klein tunneling increases with $U_2$. The transmission probability exhibits an interesting oscillatory behavior when $U_3>U_2=U_4$ and $U_3 <U_2=U_4$. For fixed energy $E=0.39γ_1$, increasing barrier widths increases the number of oscillations and decreases Klein tunneling. The interlayer bias creates a gap for $U_2<U_3<U_4$ and $U_3>U_2=U_4$. In the four-band tunneling case, the transmission decreases in $T^+_+$, $T^-_+$ and $T^-_-$ channels in comparison with the single barrier case. It does, however, increase for $T^+_-$ when compared to the single barrier case. Transmission is suppressed in the gap region when an interlayer bias is introduced. This is reflected in the total conductance $G_{\text{tot}}$ in the region of zero conductance. Our results are relevant for electron confinement in AB bilayer graphene and for the development of graphene-based transistors.
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spellingShingle Magnetic field effect on tunneling through triple barrier in AB bilayer graphene
Saley, Mouhamadou Hassane
Jellal, Ahmed
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We investigate electron tunneling in AB bilayer graphene through a triple electrostatic barrier of heights $U_i (i=2,3,4)$ subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field. By way of the transfer matrix method and using the continuity conditions at the different interfaces, the transmission probability is determined. Additional resonances appear for two-band tunneling at normal incidence, and their number is proportional to the value of $U_4$ in the case of $U_2<U_4$. However, when $U_2>U_4$, anti-Klein tunneling increases with $U_2$. The transmission probability exhibits an interesting oscillatory behavior when $U_3>U_2=U_4$ and $U_3 <U_2=U_4$. For fixed energy $E=0.39γ_1$, increasing barrier widths increases the number of oscillations and decreases Klein tunneling. The interlayer bias creates a gap for $U_2<U_3<U_4$ and $U_3>U_2=U_4$. In the four-band tunneling case, the transmission decreases in $T^+_+$, $T^-_+$ and $T^-_-$ channels in comparison with the single barrier case. It does, however, increase for $T^+_-$ when compared to the single barrier case. Transmission is suppressed in the gap region when an interlayer bias is introduced. This is reflected in the total conductance $G_{\text{tot}}$ in the region of zero conductance. Our results are relevant for electron confinement in AB bilayer graphene and for the development of graphene-based transistors.
title Magnetic field effect on tunneling through triple barrier in AB bilayer graphene
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.12479