Resonance Transport of Graphene Nanoribbon T-Shaped Junctions

We investigate the transport properties of T-shaped junctions composed of armchair graphene nanoribbons of different widths. Three types of junction geometries are considered. The junction conductance strongly depends on the atomic features of the junction geometry. When the shoulders of the junction have zigzag type edges, sharp conductance resonances usually appear in the low energy region around the Dirac point, and a conductance gap emerges. When the shoulders of the junction have armchair type edges, the conductance resonance behavior is weakened significantly, and the metal-metal-metal junction structures show semimetallic behaviors. The contact resistance also changes notably due to the various interface geometries of the junction.     

石墨烯纳米十字结电子输运性质

利用紧束缚近似模型研究了直接型和间接型石墨烯纳米十字结的电子输运性质.扶手椅石墨烯纳米带和锯齿石墨烯纳米带交叉形成直接型结,而渐变型结相当于在直接型结的直角处增加了三角形石墨烯片.在低能区,渐变型结的三角形连接区在其锯齿型边界形成局域态,导致电导被完全拟制,并形成电导带隙;而减小三角形区的相对尺寸,或在其边界引入无序可以恢复结的金属性电导.