Role of Symmetry in the Transport Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons under Bias
arXiv:1005.0115 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.206802
Abstract
The intrinsic transport properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) are investigated using first principles calculations. It is found that although all ZGNRs have similar metallic band structure, they show distinctly different transport behaviors under bias voltages, depending on whether they are mirror symmetric with respect to the midplane between two edges. Asymmetric ZGNRs behave as conventional conductors with linear current-voltage dependence, while symmetric ZGNRs exhibit unexpected very small currents with the presence of a conductance gap around the Fermi level. This difference is revealed to arise from different coupling between the conducting subbands around the Fermi level, which is dependent on the symmetry of the systems.
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