Atomic collapse in gapped graphene: lattice and valley effects

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Autori principali: Wang, Jing, Wu, Xiaotai, Zhao, Wen-Sheng, Cheng, Yuhua, Hu, Yue, Peeters, Francois M.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Wang, Jing
Wu, Xiaotai
Zhao, Wen-Sheng
Cheng, Yuhua
Hu, Yue
Peeters, Francois M.
author_facet Wang, Jing
Wu, Xiaotai
Zhao, Wen-Sheng
Cheng, Yuhua
Hu, Yue
Peeters, Francois M.
contents We study the atomic collapse phenomenon in $K$ and $K'$ valley of gapped graphene. Bound states induced by Coulomb impurity in the gap turn into atomic collapse resonances as the charge increases beyond the supercritical charge $Z_c$. $Z_c$ increases sublinear with the band gap $Δ$. The atomic collapse resonances result in peaks in the LDOS at the same energies in $K$ and $K'$ valley, but the strong (weak) LDOS peaks in $K$ valley are weak (strong) LDOS peaks in $K'$ valley reminiscent of pseudospin polarization phenomenon. From a spatial LDOS analysis of the atomic collapse resonance states, we assign specific atomic orbitals to the atomic collapse resonances. Remarkably, the two $p$ atomic orbital atomic collapse states are no longer degenerate and splits into two having lobes in different directions in the graphene plane.
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spellingShingle Atomic collapse in gapped graphene: lattice and valley effects
Wang, Jing
Wu, Xiaotai
Zhao, Wen-Sheng
Cheng, Yuhua
Hu, Yue
Peeters, Francois M.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We study the atomic collapse phenomenon in $K$ and $K'$ valley of gapped graphene. Bound states induced by Coulomb impurity in the gap turn into atomic collapse resonances as the charge increases beyond the supercritical charge $Z_c$. $Z_c$ increases sublinear with the band gap $Δ$. The atomic collapse resonances result in peaks in the LDOS at the same energies in $K$ and $K'$ valley, but the strong (weak) LDOS peaks in $K$ valley are weak (strong) LDOS peaks in $K'$ valley reminiscent of pseudospin polarization phenomenon. From a spatial LDOS analysis of the atomic collapse resonance states, we assign specific atomic orbitals to the atomic collapse resonances. Remarkably, the two $p$ atomic orbital atomic collapse states are no longer degenerate and splits into two having lobes in different directions in the graphene plane.
title Atomic collapse in gapped graphene: lattice and valley effects
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15049