# Controlling the Interferometers of Zero-Line Modes in Graphene by   Pseudomagnetic field

**Authors:** Ma Luo

arXiv: 1812.08961 · 2019-09-04

## TL;DR

This paper explores how strain-induced pseudomagnetic fields in graphene nanoribbons can be used to control zero-line mode interferometers, enabling efficient switching of electronic transmission without external magnetic or electric fields.

## Contribution

It demonstrates that strain engineering can effectively control graphene-based interferometers by inducing pseudomagnetic fields and scalar potentials, offering a new method for nano-electronic device manipulation.

## Key findings

- Strain induces pseudomagnetic fields and scalar potentials in graphene.
- Transmission through the interferometer depends on strain parameters.
- A three-loop interferometer can switch current between outputs.

## Abstract

Networks of graphene-based topological domain walls function as nano-scale interferometers of zero-line modes, with magnetic field and(or) scalar potential as the controlling parameters. In the absence of externally applied magnetic or electrical field, strain induces pseudomagnetic field and scalar potential in graphene, which could control the interferometers more efficiently. Two types of strains are considered: (i) Horizontally bending the graphene nanoribbon into circular arc induces nearly uniform pseudomagnetic field; (ii) Helicoidal graphene nanoribbon exhibit nonuniform pseudomagnetic field. Both types of strain induce small scalar potential due to dilatation. The interferometers are studied by transport calculation of the tight binding model. The transmission rates through the interferometer depend on the strain parameters. An interferometer with three loops is designed, which could completely switch the transmitting current from one export to the other.

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