Study of Conductance in Graphene Nanochannels for Symmetric and Asymmetric Junction Configurations

Author:

Patra Simran1,Sahu Ajit Kumar1,Mishra Madhusudan1,Swain Raghunandan2,Sahoo Narayan1

Affiliation:

1. Berhampur University

2. Parala Maharaja Engineering College

Abstract

Abstract

The transport properties of graphene nanochannels have been studied for symmetric and asymmetric junction configurations using an open-source Python based tool “Kwant”. In the design process, the arrangement of a narrow channel connected between the two wide graphene nanoribbons appeals to shapes like U and H. Both zigzag (ZNR) and armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNR) are considered as case studies, and the effect of side junctions on the conductance and density of states are analysed as a function of nanochannel width (WC). It is observed that, in all the shapes as WC increases the conductance enhances around the zero Fermi energy. Unity conductance is achieved with WC = 8, 12, and 16 atoms for unmodulated ZNR channels of length 60 Å. However, for U- and H-shapes with narrow channels (WC = 8 or 12 atoms), the scattering effect is prominent at the junction leading to reduction and fluctuation of the conductance. A wider channel (WC = 16 atoms), reduces the scattering effect and leads to unity conductance. On the other hand, for the AGNR based U-shaped structure though the channels with WC = 23, 29, and 35 atoms satisfying metallic conditions (WC = 3p + 2), the conductance is still zero. However, for the H-shaped structure, the channel with WC = 35 atoms gives rise to the unity conductance. Moreover, studying the effect of asymmetry in the junction alignment of the channel in the H-shape, the conductance fluctuates for the AGNR case but remains unchanged for the ZNR case.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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