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Pseudomagnetic Fields in a Locally Strained Graphene Drumhead
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Shuze Zhu, Yinjun Huang, , , , , , Teng Li
Abstract
Recent experiments reveal that a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) probe tip can generate a highly localized strain field in a graphene drumhead, which in turn leads to pseudomagnetic fields in the graphene that can spatially confine graphene charge carriers in a way similar to a lithographically defined quantum dot (QD). While these experimental findings are intriguing, their further implementation in nanoelectronic devices hinges upon the knowledge of key underpinning parameters, which still remain elusive. In this paper, we carry out systematic coarse grained simulations to offer a mechanistic interpretation of STM tip-induced straining of the graphene drumhead. Our findings reveal the effect of (i) the position of the STM probe tip relative to the graphene drumhead center, (ii) the sizes of both the STM probe tip and graphene drumhead, as well as (iii) the applied back-gate voltage, on the induced strain field and corresponding pseudomagnetic field. These results can offer quantitative guidance for future design and implementation of reversible and on-demand formation of graphene QDs in nanoelectronics.Citation
Physical Review B
Volume
90
Issue
7
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
graphene, pseudomagnetic field, quantum dot, STM, scanning tunneling microscopy, scanning tunneling spectroscopy
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Created August 24, 2014, Updated October 12, 2021