Coherent transport in graphene nanoconstrictions

Abstract

We study the effect of a structural nanoconstriction on the coherent transport properties of otherwise ideal zig-zag-edged infinitely long graphene ribbons. The electronic structure is calculated with the standard one-orbital tight-binding model and the linear conductance is obtained using the Landauer formula. We find that, since the zero-bias current is carried in the bulk of the ribbon, this is very robust with respect to a variety of constriction geometries and edge defects. In contrast, the curve of zero-bias conductance versus gate voltage departs from the $(2n+1)e^2/h$ staircase of the ideal case as soon as a single atom is removed from the sample. We also find that wedge-shaped constrictions can present non-conducting states fully localized in the constriction close to the Fermi energy. The interest of these localized states in regards the formation of quantum dots in graphene is discussed.

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