Electronic transport and anti-super-Klein tunneling in few-layer black phosphorous

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Main Authors: Lizarraga-Brito, Jorge Alfonso, Arciniega-Gutiérrez, Armando, Betancur-Ocampo, Yonatan, Stegmann, Thomas
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author Lizarraga-Brito, Jorge Alfonso
Arciniega-Gutiérrez, Armando
Betancur-Ocampo, Yonatan
Stegmann, Thomas
author_facet Lizarraga-Brito, Jorge Alfonso
Arciniega-Gutiérrez, Armando
Betancur-Ocampo, Yonatan
Stegmann, Thomas
contents The electronic transport in few-layer black phosphorus (FLBP) nanoribbons is studied theoretically. The system is modeled on the basis of band-structures, which have been measured recently by $μ$-ARPES experiments. We show that the anisotropic bands of FLBP leads to highly anisotropic transport properties; while the current in one direction can be rather focused, it can be strongly disperse in the orthogonal direction. The low-energy current is carried mainly in the central layer due to the vertical confinement of the electrons. In FLBP pn junctions, generated by the electrostatic potential of a gate contact in a certain region of the system, the electrons pass through the interface of the junction, if it is oriented along the zigzag direction of FLBP. If the junction is rotated by 90 degree and oriented along the armchair direction, the current is reflected completely for all angles of incidence and for a wide range of electron energies. This omni-directional total reflection is named anti-super-Klein tunneling as it is due to opposite pseudo-spins of the electrons in the two region of the pn junction. The effect of oxidation of the top layer of FLBP pn junctions is investigated and it is found that, while the current flow in the top layers is strongly suppressed, the anti-super-Klein tunneling persists.
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spellingShingle Electronic transport and anti-super-Klein tunneling in few-layer black phosphorous
Lizarraga-Brito, Jorge Alfonso
Arciniega-Gutiérrez, Armando
Betancur-Ocampo, Yonatan
Stegmann, Thomas
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The electronic transport in few-layer black phosphorus (FLBP) nanoribbons is studied theoretically. The system is modeled on the basis of band-structures, which have been measured recently by $μ$-ARPES experiments. We show that the anisotropic bands of FLBP leads to highly anisotropic transport properties; while the current in one direction can be rather focused, it can be strongly disperse in the orthogonal direction. The low-energy current is carried mainly in the central layer due to the vertical confinement of the electrons. In FLBP pn junctions, generated by the electrostatic potential of a gate contact in a certain region of the system, the electrons pass through the interface of the junction, if it is oriented along the zigzag direction of FLBP. If the junction is rotated by 90 degree and oriented along the armchair direction, the current is reflected completely for all angles of incidence and for a wide range of electron energies. This omni-directional total reflection is named anti-super-Klein tunneling as it is due to opposite pseudo-spins of the electrons in the two region of the pn junction. The effect of oxidation of the top layer of FLBP pn junctions is investigated and it is found that, while the current flow in the top layers is strongly suppressed, the anti-super-Klein tunneling persists.
title Electronic transport and anti-super-Klein tunneling in few-layer black phosphorous
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05462