[en] The long-wavelength physics of monolayer graphene in the presence of periodic strain fields has a
natural chiral scattering network description. When the strain field varies slowly compared to the
graphene lattice and the effective magnetic length of the induced valley pseudomagnetic field, the
low-energy physics can be understood in terms of valley-polarized percolating domain-wall modes.
Inspired by a recent experiment, we consider a strain field with threefold rotation and mirror sym-
metries but without twofold rotation symmetry, resulting in a system with the connectivity of
the oriented kagome network. Scattering processes in this network are captured by a symmetry-
constrained phenomenological S matrix. We analyze the phase diagram of the kagome network, and
show that the bulk physics of the strained graphene can be qualitatively captured by the network
when we account for a percolation transition at charge neutrality. We also discuss the limitations
of this approach to properly account for boundary physics.
Disciplines :
Physique
Auteur, co-auteur :
DE BEULE, Christophe ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS) ; University of Pennsylvania - Penn > Physics and Astronomy
Võ Tiến, Phong; University of Pennsylvania - Penn > Physics and Astronomy
Mele, Eugene John; University of Pennsylvania - Penn > Physics and Astronomy
Co-auteurs externes :
yes
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Network model for periodically strained graphene
Date de publication/diffusion :
05 janvier 2023
Titre du périodique :
Physical Review. B
ISSN :
2469-9950
eISSN :
2469-9969
Maison d'édition :
American Physical Society, College Park, Etats-Unis - Maryland
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