Abstract
We investigate both the conductance and the shot-noise power of a confined chiral device that engenders subtle embedded backscattering mechanisms. We present analytical results and the correspondent numerical confirmation of the chiral electronic sublattice signal. Examples of quantum dots generating chiral symmetries include graphene sheets and topological insulators. The analytical results are universal and exhibit a robust and peculiar signal for an arbitrary number of open scattering channels. We also demonstrate a tunable mechanism of the valleytronics shot-noise power signal through perpendicular magnetic fields and/or the device symmetry edges. The results also indicate a “Fano factor” associated with the main quantum interference term with a universal value of for a quantum dot with symmetric contacts, regardless of external fields and the number of open channels.
- Received 7 January 2019
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.195131
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