https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00491-9
Regular Article
Conduction properties of extended defect states in Dirac materials
Dipartimento di Fisica “E.R. Caianiello”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
Received:
30
March
2020
Accepted:
25
May
2020
Published online:
2
June
2020
We demonstrate the existence of localized states in close vicinity of a linear defect in graphene. These states have insulating or conducting character. Insulating states form a flat band, while conducting states present a slowdown of the group velocity which is not originated by many-body interactions and it is controlled by the interface properties. For appropriate boundary conditions, the conducting states exhibit momentum-valley locking and protection from backscattering effects. These findings provide a contribution to the recent discussion on the origin of correlated phases in graphene.
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