| Literature DB >> 21635056 |
Zhenhua Wu1, F Zhai, F M Peeters, H Q Xu, Kai Chang.
Abstract
We demonstrate theoretically how local strains in graphene can be tailored to generate a valley-polarized current. By suitable engineering of local strain profiles, we find that electrons in opposite valleys (K or K') show different Brewster-like angles and Goos-Hänchen shifts, exhibiting a close analogy with light propagating behavior. In a strain-induced waveguide, electrons in K and K' valleys have different group velocities, which can be used to construct a valley filter in graphene without the need for any external fields.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21635056 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.176802
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161