Symmetry-dependent transport behavior of graphene double dots
arXiv:1312.6325 · doi:10.1063/1.4827382
Abstract
By means of an envelope function analysis, we perform a numerical investigation of the conductance behavior of a graphene structure consisting of two regions (dots) connected to the entrance and exit leads through constrictions and separated by a potential barrier. We show that the conductance of the double dot depends on the symmetry of the structure and that this effect survives also in the presence of a low level of disorder, in analogy of what we had previously found for a double dot obtained in a semiconductor heterostructure. In graphene, this phenomenon is less dramatic and, in particular, conductance is not enhanced by the addition of symmetric constrictions with respect to that of the barrier alone.
17 pages, 8 figures
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