Magnetic field dependence of energy levels in biased bilayer graphene quantum dots

D. R. Da Costa, M. Zarenia, Andrey Chaves, G. A. Farias, F. M. Peeters

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Abstract

Using the tight-binding approach, we study the influence of a perpendicular magnetic field on the energy levels of hexagonal, triangular, and circular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We obtain the energy levels for AB (Bernal)-stacked BLG QDs in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). We find different regions in the spectrum of biased QDs with respect to the crossing point between the lowest-electron and -hole Landau levels of a biased BLG sheet. Those different regions correspond to electron states that are localized at the center, edge, or corner of the BLG QD. Quantum Hall corner states are found to be absent in circular BLG QDs. The spatial symmetry of the carrier density distribution is related to the symmetry of the confinement potential, the position of zigzag edges, and the presence or absence of interlayer inversion symmetry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number085401
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume93
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

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