Electron wave and quantum optics in graphene - CEA - Université Paris-Saclay
Journal Articles Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Year : 2024

Electron wave and quantum optics in graphene

Cosimo Gorini
Angelika Knothe
Ming-Hao Liu
Klaus Richter
Preden Roulleau

Abstract

In the last decade, graphene has become an exciting platform for electron optical experiments, in some aspects superior to conventional two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs). A major advantage, besides the ultra-large mobilities, is the fine control over the electrostatics, which gives the possibility of realising gap-less and compact p-n interfaces with high precision. The latter host non-trivial states, e.g. , snake states in moderate magnetic fields, and serve as building blocks of complex electron interferometers. Thanks to the Dirac spectrum and its non-trivial Berry phase, the internal (valley and sublattice) degrees of freedom, and the possibility to tailor the band structure using proximity effects, such interferometers open up a completely new playground based on novel device architectures. In this review, we introduce the theoretical background of graphene electron optics, fabrication methods used to realise electron-optical devices, and techniques for corresponding numerical simulations. Based on this, we give a comprehensive review of ballistic transport experiments and simple building blocks of electron optical devices both in single and bilayer graphene, highlighting the novel physics that is brought in compared to conventional 2DEGs. After describing the different magnetic field regimes in graphene p-n junctions and nanostructures, we conclude by discussing the state of the art in graphene-based Mach–Zender and Fabry–Perot interferometers.
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hal-04773819 , version 1 (08-11-2024)

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Himadri Chakraborti, Cosimo Gorini, Angelika Knothe, Ming-Hao Liu, Péter Makk, et al.. Electron wave and quantum optics in graphene. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2024, 36 (39), pp.393001. ⟨10.1088/1361-648X/ad46bc⟩. ⟨hal-04773819⟩
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