Magneto-photoelectric effect in graphene via tailored potential landscapes

Abstract

We consider the propagation of charge carriers in planar graphene under the combined influence of a constant transversal magnetic field $B$ and an in-plane varying electric potential $\varphi (x)$. By suitably designing the potential landscape $\varphi (x)$, we may effectively steer charge carriers generated by photo-excitation, for example, in order to achieve an efficient charge separation. These finding may pave the way for transport schemes or photoelectric/photovoltaic applications.

8 pages, 7 figures