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Main Authors: Wen, Lu, Lv, Xinyu, Li, Zhiqiang
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12630
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author Wen, Lu
Lv, Xinyu
Li, Zhiqiang
author_facet Wen, Lu
Lv, Xinyu
Li, Zhiqiang
contents We theoretically study the electronic band structure and local optical conductivity of domain wall solitons in bilayer graphene (as well as twisted bilayer graphene) with arbitrary soliton angle, which characterizes the local strain direction. We demonstrate that the soliton angle provides an important yet underexplored degree of freedom that can strongly modify the local optical conductivity. The conductivity spectrum features resonance peaks associated with interband transitions involving the topological as well as high-energy soliton states. Two most prominent peaks exhibit continuous suppression and enhancement, respectively, with the soliton angle. The dependence of the peaks on Fermi energy provides important information about the soliton band structure. The local optical conductivity exhibits substantial spatial dependence, which can be used to study the spatial distribution of the soliton states. Furthermore, we show that the conductivity spectra for all soliton angles are broadly tunable by external pressure, which can double the energies of the resonance peaks in experimentally achievable pressure ranges.
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spellingShingle Local optical conductivity of strain solitons in bilayer graphene with arbitrary soliton angle
Wen, Lu
Lv, Xinyu
Li, Zhiqiang
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We theoretically study the electronic band structure and local optical conductivity of domain wall solitons in bilayer graphene (as well as twisted bilayer graphene) with arbitrary soliton angle, which characterizes the local strain direction. We demonstrate that the soliton angle provides an important yet underexplored degree of freedom that can strongly modify the local optical conductivity. The conductivity spectrum features resonance peaks associated with interband transitions involving the topological as well as high-energy soliton states. Two most prominent peaks exhibit continuous suppression and enhancement, respectively, with the soliton angle. The dependence of the peaks on Fermi energy provides important information about the soliton band structure. The local optical conductivity exhibits substantial spatial dependence, which can be used to study the spatial distribution of the soliton states. Furthermore, we show that the conductivity spectra for all soliton angles are broadly tunable by external pressure, which can double the energies of the resonance peaks in experimentally achievable pressure ranges.
title Local optical conductivity of strain solitons in bilayer graphene with arbitrary soliton angle
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12630