Scattering of Electrons from Impurities in Graphene
ORAL
Abstract
We develop a theoretical formalism to describe scattering of electrons in graphene from impurities. Our formalism applies to low-energy incident particles scattering from impurities much larger than the lattice constant. At long wavelengths, our formalism allows determination of all transport properties of the system via inversion of a $6N$ x $6N$ matrix, where $N$ is the number of impurities. We discuss how single and multiple scattering from impurities in graphene differ from scattering on ordinary metallic substrates. For example, due to the Dirac-like dispersion relation of graphene, even low-energy scattering from an impurity generates a combination of $s$ and $p$ waves. Our results are equally applicable to an atom scattering from other atoms confined in a honeycomb optical lattice. In this situation, the locations of impurities could be controlled, suggesting possible ``atomtronic'' device applications.
Authors
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J.Y. Vaishnav
Bucknell University
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Charles Clark
Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland, Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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J.D. Walls
University of Miami