We investigate the guided modes in monolayer graphene-based waveguides with asymmetric quantum well structure induced by unequal dc voltages. The dispersion relation for the guided modes is obtained analytically, the ...We investigate the guided modes in monolayer graphene-based waveguides with asymmetric quantum well structure induced by unequal dc voltages. The dispersion relation for the guided modes is obtained analytically, the structures of the guided modes are discussed under three distinct cases. For the cases of the classical motion and the Klein tunneling, the asymmetric structure does not influence the mode structures dramatically compared with that in the symmetric waveguide. But for the mixing case of the former two, the mode structures and the motion characteristics for the electron and the hole exhibit different behaviors at same condition. The results may be helpful for the practical application of graphene-based quantum devices.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11204383the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of South-Central University for Nationalities under Grant No.CZQ11001+2 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China under Grant No.11JK0556the Scientific Research Program of Shaanxi Provincial Education Department under Grant No.2011JM1014the National Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology under Grant No.ZX11-33
文摘We investigate the guided modes in monolayer graphene-based waveguides with asymmetric quantum well structure induced by unequal dc voltages. The dispersion relation for the guided modes is obtained analytically, the structures of the guided modes are discussed under three distinct cases. For the cases of the classical motion and the Klein tunneling, the asymmetric structure does not influence the mode structures dramatically compared with that in the symmetric waveguide. But for the mixing case of the former two, the mode structures and the motion characteristics for the electron and the hole exhibit different behaviors at same condition. The results may be helpful for the practical application of graphene-based quantum devices.