Quartic energy band engineering in artificial semiconductor honeycomb lattices
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| author | Okcu, Emre Mesudiyeli, Emre Sevinçli, Hâldun Güçlü, A. Devrim |
| author_facet | Okcu, Emre Mesudiyeli, Emre Sevinçli, Hâldun Güçlü, A. Devrim |
| contents | Artificially engineered lattices provide a flexible platform for reproducing and extending the electronic behavior of atomic-scale materials. Artificial graphene systems, in particular, mimic graphene-like linear dispersion with tunable Dirac cones and offer a route to realizing more exotic band structures. Here we examine the emergence of quartic energy dispersion in artificial graphene heterostructures using analytical modeling and numerical solutions of the effective Hamiltonian. We identify three distinct quartic band types: Mexican-hat-shaped (MHS), purely quartic, and non-MHS quartic bands, and determine the conditions under which each arises. We find that a staggered honeycomb lattice supports all three classes of quartic dispersion, whereas its planar counterpart yields only purely quartic and non-MHS forms. These results demonstrate the feasibility of engineering quartic band edges in artificial lattices and clarify how lattice geometry can be used to tailor their characteristics. |
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| spellingShingle | Quartic energy band engineering in artificial semiconductor honeycomb lattices Okcu, Emre Mesudiyeli, Emre Sevinçli, Hâldun Güçlü, A. Devrim Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Artificially engineered lattices provide a flexible platform for reproducing and extending the electronic behavior of atomic-scale materials. Artificial graphene systems, in particular, mimic graphene-like linear dispersion with tunable Dirac cones and offer a route to realizing more exotic band structures. Here we examine the emergence of quartic energy dispersion in artificial graphene heterostructures using analytical modeling and numerical solutions of the effective Hamiltonian. We identify three distinct quartic band types: Mexican-hat-shaped (MHS), purely quartic, and non-MHS quartic bands, and determine the conditions under which each arises. We find that a staggered honeycomb lattice supports all three classes of quartic dispersion, whereas its planar counterpart yields only purely quartic and non-MHS forms. These results demonstrate the feasibility of engineering quartic band edges in artificial lattices and clarify how lattice geometry can be used to tailor their characteristics. |
| title | Quartic energy band engineering in artificial semiconductor honeycomb lattices |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16534 |