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Electronic Bloch oscillation in bilayer graphene gradient superlattices

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893598· OSTI ID:22310882
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  1. Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875 (China)
  2. Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  3. Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100084 (China)
We investigate the electronic Bloch oscillation in bilayer graphene gradient superlattices using transfer matrix method. By introducing two kinds of gradient potentials of square barriers along electrons propagation direction, we find that Bloch oscillations up to terahertz can occur. Wannier-Stark ladders, as the counterpart of Bloch oscillation, are obtained as a series of equidistant transmission peaks, and the localization of the electronic wave function is also signature of Bloch oscillation. Furthermore, the period of Bloch oscillation decreases linearly with increasing gradient of barrier potentials.
OSTI ID:
22310882
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 105; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English