Excitonic Instability and Gap Generation in Monolayer Graphene
We analyze the excitonic instability in graphene by solving the Bethe–Salpeter equation for the electron-hole bound state. In the supercritical regime, we show that this equation has a tachyon in its spectrum. We argue that the excitonic instability is resolved through the formation of an electron-h...
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| Date: | 2010 |
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| Language: | English |
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Відділення фізики і астрономії НАН України
2010
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| Online Access: | https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/13290 |
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| Journal Title: | Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Cite this: | Excitonic Instability and Gap Generation in Monolayer Graphene / O.V. Gamayun, E.V. Gorbar, V.P. Gusyn // Укр. фіз. журн. — 2010. — Т. 55, № 1. — С. 95-103. — Бібліогр.: 31 назв. — англ. |
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Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine| Summary: | We analyze the excitonic instability in graphene by solving the Bethe–Salpeter equation for the electron-hole bound state. In the supercritical regime, we show that this equation has a tachyon in its spectrum. We argue that the excitonic instability is resolved through the formation of an electron-hole condensate leading to the gap (mass) generation in the quasiparticle spectrum. Such a gap could be observed in a free standing clean graphene.
За допомогою рiвняння Бете–Солпiтера для електрон-дiркового зв’язаного стану дослiджено проблему екситонної нестабiльностi в графенi. Показано, що для надкритичної константи зв’язку спектр має тахiоннi розв’язки. Екситонна нестабiльнiсть приводить до формування електрон-дiркового конденсату та щiлини у спектрi квазiчастинок. Ця щiлина може бути спостережена у графенi без домiшок.
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| ISSN: | 2071-0194 |