Impact of vacancies on twisted bilayer graphene quantum point contacts
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| author | Moles, Pablo Domínguez-Adame, Francisco Chico, Leonor |
| author_facet | Moles, Pablo Domínguez-Adame, Francisco Chico, Leonor |
| contents | We carry out an extensive numerical study of low-temperature electronic transport in quantum point contacts based on twisted bilayer graphene. Assuming ballistic electron dynamics, quantized plateaus in the conductance are observed in defect-free samples when the twisting angle is large enough. However, plateaus are smeared out and hardly noticeable on decreasing the angle. Close to the magic angle, the conductance around the charge neutrality point drops significantly and the quantization steps visible at higher angles are no longer appreciable. Furthermore, we consider the effects of a random distribution of vacancies on the quantum point contact. Whereas the electron-hole symmetry is broken in pristine samples, we find that this symmetry is restored upon increasing the concentration of vacancies. We explain this effect by a reduction of the effective interlayer coupling due to the presence of the vacancies. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of vacancies on twisted bilayer graphene quantum point contacts Moles, Pablo Domínguez-Adame, Francisco Chico, Leonor Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We carry out an extensive numerical study of low-temperature electronic transport in quantum point contacts based on twisted bilayer graphene. Assuming ballistic electron dynamics, quantized plateaus in the conductance are observed in defect-free samples when the twisting angle is large enough. However, plateaus are smeared out and hardly noticeable on decreasing the angle. Close to the magic angle, the conductance around the charge neutrality point drops significantly and the quantization steps visible at higher angles are no longer appreciable. Furthermore, we consider the effects of a random distribution of vacancies on the quantum point contact. Whereas the electron-hole symmetry is broken in pristine samples, we find that this symmetry is restored upon increasing the concentration of vacancies. We explain this effect by a reduction of the effective interlayer coupling due to the presence of the vacancies. |
| title | Impact of vacancies on twisted bilayer graphene quantum point contacts |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06819 |