{
  "id": "cond-mat/0703422",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2007-03-15T18:16:40.000Z",
  "updated": "2007-03-15T18:16:40.000Z",
  "title": "An insight into the electronic structure of graphene: from monolayer to multi-layer",
  "authors": [
    "Z. F. Wang",
    "Huaixiu Zheng",
    "Q. W. Shi",
    "Jie Chen",
    "Jinlong Yang",
    "J. G. Hou"
  ],
  "comment": "10 pages, 4 figures",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall"
  ],
  "abstract": "In this paper, we analytically investigate the electronic structure of Bernal stacking (AB stacking) graphene evolving from monolayer (a zero-gap semiconductor with a linear Dirac-like spectrum around the Fermi energy) to multi-layer (semi-metal bulk graphite). We firstly derive a real space analytical expression for the free Green's function (propagator) of multi-layer graphene based on the effective-mass approximation. The simulation results exhibit highly spatial anisotropy with three-fold rotational symmetry. By combining with the STM measurement of d2I/dV2 (the second derivative of current), we also provide a clear high-throughput and non-destructive method to identify graphene layers. Such a method is lacking in the emerging graphene research.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2007-03-15T18:16:40.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "electronic structure",
      "free greens function",
      "three-fold rotational symmetry",
      "real space analytical expression",
      "semi-metal bulk graphite"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 10,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2007cond.mat..3422W"
    }
  }
}