Starting from the four component-Dirac equation for free, ballistic electrons with finite mass, driven by a constant d.c. field, we derive a basic model of scalar quantum conductivity, capable of yielding simple analytic forms, also in the presence of magnetic and polarization effects. The classical Drude conductivity is recovered as a limit case. A quantum-mechanical evaluation is provided for parabolic and linear dispersion, as in graphene, recovering currently used expressions as particular cases. Numerical values are compared with the ones from the literature in the case of graphene under d.c. applied field. In particular, the effect of the sample length and field strength on the conductivity are highlighted.
Dirac Equation-Based Formulation for the Quantum Conductivity in 2D-Nanomaterials / Pierantoni, Luca; Pelagalli, Nicola; Mencarelli, Davide; Di Donato, Andrea; Orlandini, Matteo; Pagliuca, Jacopo; Rozzi, Tullio. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:5(2021). [10.3390/app11052398]
Dirac Equation-Based Formulation for the Quantum Conductivity in 2D-Nanomaterials
Pierantoni, Luca
;Pelagalli, Nicola;Mencarelli, Davide;Di Donato, Andrea;Rozzi, Tullio
2021-01-01
Abstract
Starting from the four component-Dirac equation for free, ballistic electrons with finite mass, driven by a constant d.c. field, we derive a basic model of scalar quantum conductivity, capable of yielding simple analytic forms, also in the presence of magnetic and polarization effects. The classical Drude conductivity is recovered as a limit case. A quantum-mechanical evaluation is provided for parabolic and linear dispersion, as in graphene, recovering currently used expressions as particular cases. Numerical values are compared with the ones from the literature in the case of graphene under d.c. applied field. In particular, the effect of the sample length and field strength on the conductivity are highlighted.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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