Flat Band and Planckian Metal

JETP Letters - The recent extension of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev microscopic model [A. A. Patel and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 066601 (2019)], which demonstrates the characteristic features of...     

Magnetic-Flux-Induced Tunable Completely Flat Band and Topological Nearly Flat Band in Square Kagome Lattice

The flat bands in a square kagome lattice containing square and triangle plaquettes, are respectively investigated, and the origin of the doubly degenerated completely flat bands and the corresponding compact localized states are elucidated. It is found that the introduction of external magnetic flux enriches the modulation parameters, making the system present many interesting results. In the case that the magnetic flux penetrates through each square plaquette, the tunable completely flat band has one more tunable parameter. And when the external magnetic flux penetrates through each triangle plaquette, excepting a completely flat band, the band dispersions of the system present the topological nearly flat band, which is very useful to realize the interesting fractional quantum Hall physics. The average density of states is also calculated to corroborate the completely FB generated by the highly localized eigenstates. Furthermore, the implementation of the square kagome lattice system based on the current photonic waveguide network technology is demonstrated. The scheme opens up a way to generate the tunable completely flat band and topological nearly flat band in square kagome lattice under multi-parameter variable conditions.     

On Superconductivity State in Pure Graphene

We study theoretically the possibility of superconductivity state in pure graphene within the extended attractive Hubbard model. In the absence of disorder, when we use the local attractive interaction potential, U ≌ 5t, where t is hopping term, pure graphene can be in superconductivity state.     

On Superconductivity State in Pure Graphene

We study theoretically the possibility of superconductivity state in pure graphene within the extended attractive Hubbard model. In the absence of disorder, when we use the local attractive interaction potential, U≌5t, where t is hopping term, pure graphene can be in superconductivity state.     

High-Temperature Superconductivity of Graphite Particles Incorporated in Polystyrene

JETP Letters - The dependences of the magnetic moment in the graphite-polystyrene composite on the temperature and magnetic field have been studied. It has been shown that the magnetic field...     

Flexible Electrode Made of Graphene and Few-Layer Graphite

A method of obtaining graphene oxide from Hummers-modified natural flake graphite with subsequent synthesis of reduced graphene and few-layer graphite has been suggested. The structure and electrical performance of the synthesized material have been studied. The feasibility of making a high-capacitance flexible electrode using polyethylene substrates covered by a conductive ink has been demonstrated.

     

Observation of a Flat Band in Silicene

Flat bands that exhibit weak band dispersion in crystals can host heavy fermions that are cru- cial to many strongly correlated phenomena, such as ferromagnetism and superconductivity. For topologically trivial flat bands, theories have proven the stability of the ferromagnetic ground state i.e., flat band ferromagnetism. In the presence of weak disorders, systems with flat bands are expected to exhibit unconventional Anderson localization due to the lifting of degeneracy. More interestingly, flat bands with nontrivial topology, i.e., topological flat bands, are expected to host a fractional quantum Hall effect at zero magnetic field. Hence, searching for topologically trivial/nontrivial flat bands （TFB） has been an interesting while challenging task so far.     

纳米级光滑石墨表面的拉曼光谱表征

石墨微结构的表面一般为原子级光滑或纳米级光滑,是研究表面、界面物理性质的重要基础,对结构超润滑、微机电器件的研究和应用非常重要。为了解石墨微结构表面的状态和性质,其无损表征具有重要意义。通过微加工方法制备出石墨微结构,使用微纳机械手上的针尖推动石墨微结构上部可以得到原子级光滑或纳米级光滑的石墨表面。使用拉曼光谱对获得的石墨表面进行表征。通过与原子力显微镜和电子显微镜的表征结果进行对比发现,拉曼光谱能够准确反映石墨表面的缺陷程度,同时具有非接触、无损和快速的优点。这表明拉曼光谱在纳米级光滑石墨表面的表征中能够提供可靠表征信息,并且检测快速、不破坏样品,为石墨结构超润滑和MEMS器件的后续研究和应用奠定了基础。     

Pair Formation of Hard Core Bosons in Flat Band Systems

Hard core bosons in a large class of one or two dimensional flat band systems have an upper critical density, below which the ground states can be described completely. At the critical density, the ground states are Wigner crystals. If one adds a particle to the system at the critical density, the ground state and the low lying multi particle states of the system can be described as a Wigner crystal with an additional pair of particles. The energy band for the pair is separated from the rest of the multi-particle spectrum. The proofs use a Gerschgorin type of argument for block diagonally dominant matrices. In certain one-dimensional or tree-like structures one can show that the pair is localised, for example in the chequerboard chain. For this one-dimensional system with periodic boundary condition the energy band for the pair is flat, the pair is localised.     

Solitons in One‐Dimensional Lattices with a Flat Band

We investigate the spectral properties of a quasi‐one‐dimensional lattice in two possible dimerisation configurations. Both configurations are characterised by the same lattice topology and the identical spectra containing a flat band at zero energy. We find that, one of the dimerised configuration has similar symmetry to a one‐dimensional chain proposed by Su‐Schrieffer‐Heeger for studying solitons in conjugated polymers. Whereas, the other dimerised configuration only shows non‐trivial topological properties in the presence of chiral‐symmetry breaking adiabatic pumping.     

Anomalous Minimum and Scaling Behavior of Localization Length Near an Isolated Flat Band

Using one‐dimensional tight‐binding lattices and an analytical expression based on the Green's matrix, we show that anomalous minimum of the localization length near an isolated flat band, previously found for evanescent waves in a defect‐free photonic crystal waveguide, is a generic feature and exists in the Anderson regime as well, i.e., in the presence of disorder. Our finding reveals a scaling behavior of the localization length in terms of the disorder strength, as well as a summation rule of the inverse localization length in terms of the density of states in different bands. Most interestingly, the latter indicates the possibility of having two localization minima inside a band gap, if this band gap is formed by two flat bands such as in a double‐sided Lieb lattice.     

Diffraction of Electromagnetic Waves by Multilayer Graphene Metasurfaces in the Terahertz Frequency Band

Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics - We perform mathematical modeling of diffraction of plane electromagnetic waves by multilayer metasurfaces comprised by elements of graphene nanoribbons. The...     

Band Structures of Metal-Oxide Capped Graphene： A First Principles Study

We perform a first-principles calculation based on density functional theory to investigate the interface between single layer graphene and metal oxides. Our study reveals that the monolayer graphene becomes semiconducting by single crystal SiO2 and Al2O3 contact, with energy gaps to - 0.9 and - 1.8 eV, respectively. We find the gap originates from the breakage of π bond integrity, whose extent is related to the interface atom configuration. We believe that our results highlight a promising direction for the feasibility to apply large scale graphene layers as building blocks in future electronics devices.     

Effect of Uniaxial Strain on Band Gap of Armchair-Edge Graphene Nanoribbons

Based on the tight-binding approximation, analytical solutions of the energy dispersion and band gap of armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons （AGNRs） under uniaxial strains are derived. Subsequent numerical results on band gap are found to be consistent with the analytical solutions. It is shown that the energy gap of AGNRs is sensitive to the uniaxial strains and is predicted to change with a V shape as a function of the applied uniaxial strain. It is interesting to find that the uniaxial strain could induce metal-semiconductor transition for the AGNRs with a width of n=3m＋2 （（3m ＋ 2）-AGNRs） and semiconductor-metal-semiconductor phase transition for the （3m ＋ 1）-AGNRs, but no phase transition is induced for the 3m-AGNRs.     

Superconductivity,ferromagnetism, and antiferromagnetism in the Hubbard model

Using the simplest one-loop approximation, it is possible to observe both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic nonoverlapping parts of the phase diagram, each of which overlaps with the domain of existence of the superconducting ordering.     

Aluminum–Carbon Interaction at the Aluminum–Graphene and Aluminum–Graphite Interfaces

The interaction of liquid and solid aluminum with the graphene and graphite surfaces is studied using the density functional theory and a molecular dynamics simulation. The Morse potential is parameterized using the results of ab initio calculations in order to describe the interaction between aluminum and carbon atoms. This potential is used to investigate the interaction of a molten aluminum drop with the (0001) graphite surface theoretically. The properties of the free aluminum melt surface and the contact surface formed upon wetting graphite by the molten drop are calculated. The calculation results agree well with the available experimental data.     

Self-Supported Graphite/Graphene/NiFe-LDH Electrodes for High Performance Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Reducing energy consumption and improving energy utilization efficiency has become the focus of research in the 21^st century. Electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the promising strategies for producing hydrogen energy. In this study, the non-noble nickel-iron layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) catalyst is deposited on the electrochemically intercalated graphite/graphene (G/GE) substrate and directly used as the self-supported and binder-free electrode for electrocatalytic water oxidation. The Ni₂Fe₁-LDH@G/GE catalyst shows a low overpotential of 194 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm^–2, which is better than the noble metal catalyst IrO₂ (314 mV) and RuO₂ (330 mV) and many other related works. This research provides a facile way to directly prepare the catalyst electrode with high performance and low cost.     

Superconductivity,diamagnetism, and the mean inner potential of solids

The mean inner potential of a solid is known to be proportional to its diamagnetic susceptibility. Superconductors exhibit giant diamagnetism. What does this say about the connection between superconductivity and mean inner potential? Nothing, according to the conventional theory of superconductivity. Instead, it is proposed that a deep connection exists between the mean inner potential, diamagnetism, and superconductivity: that they are all intimately linked to the fundamental charge asymmetry of matter. It is discussed how this physics can be probed experimentally and what the implications of different experimental findings would be for the understanding of superconductivity.