Hofstadter butterflies of bilayer graphene

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Abstract

We calculate the electronic spectrum of bilayer graphene in perpendicular magnetic fields nonperturbatively. To accommodate arbitrary displacements between the two layers, we apply a periodic gauge based on singular flux vortices of phase 2 pi. The resulting Hofstadter-like butterfly plots show a reduced symmetry, depending on the relative position of the two layers against each other. The split of the zero-energy relativistic Landau level differs by one order of magnitude between Bernal and non-Bernal stacking.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number201404(R)
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume75
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - May 2007
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 34347326115

Keywords

Keywords

  • Bloch electrons, Berrys phase, Graphite, Dependence, Spectrum, Ribbons