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Xiongwen Chen

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arXiv2022

Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity coupled to bumblebee field in four dimensional spacetime

We study Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity coupled to a bumblebee field which leads to a spontaneous Lorentz symmetry breaking in the gravitational sector. We obtain an exact black hole solution and a cosmological solution in four dimensional spacetime by a regularization scheme. We also obtain a Schwarzschild-like bumblebee black hole solution in $D$-dimensional spacetime. We find that the bumblebee field doesn't affect the locations of the black hole horizon, but only affects the gravitational potential. That is, its gravitational potential has a minimum value(negative) in the black hole interior and has a positive value $1+\ell$ at short distance $r\rightarrow0$. If the constant $\ell$ is large enough, then this kind of black hole is practically free from the singularity problem. The thermodynamics and phase transition are also studied. In a cosmological context, it is interesting that the Gauss-Bonnet term has no effect on the conservation of energy equation. A late-time expansion of de Sitter universe can be replicated in an empty space. The Gauss-Bonnet term and the bumblebee field can both actually act as a form of dark energy.

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arXiv2020

Slowly rotating Einstein-bumblebee black hole solution and its greybody factor in a Lorentz violation model

We obtain an exact slowly rotating Einstein-bumblebee black hole solution by solving the corresponding $rr$ and $tϕ$ components of the gravitational field equations in both cases: A, $b_μ=(0,b(r),0,0)$; B, $b_μ=(0,b(r),\mathfrak{b}(θ),0)$. Then we check the other gravitational field equations and the bumblebee field motion equations by using this solution. We find that in the case A, there exists a slowly rotating black hole solution indeed for arbitrary LV (Lorentz violation) coupling constant $\ell$; however as in the case B, there exists this slowly rotating solution if and only if the coupling constant $\ell$ is as small as or smaller than the angular momentum $a$. Till now there seems to be no full rotating black hole solution, so one can't use the Newman-Janis algorithm to generate a rotating solution in Einstein-bumblebee theory. It is similar as that in Einstein-aether theory where there exists only some slowly rotating black hole solutions. In order to study the effects of this Lorentz symmetry broken, we consider the black hole greybody factor and find that when angular index $l=0$, the LV constant $\ell$ decreases the effective potential and enhances the absorption probability, which is similar to that of the non-minimal derivative coupling theory.

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arXiv2011

Spin-dependent transport for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons between ferromagnetic leads

We theoretically investigate the spin-dependent transport for the system of an armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) between two ferromagnetic (FM) leads with arbitrary polarization directions at low temperatures, where a magnetic insulator is deposited on the AGNR to induce an exchange splitting between spin-up and -down carriers. By using the standard nonequilibrium Green's function (NGF) technique, it is demonstrated that, the spin-resolved transport property for the system depends sensitively on both the width of AGNR and the polarization strength of FM leads. The tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) around zero bias voltage possesses a pronounced plateau structure for system with semiconducting 7-AGNR or metallic 8-AGNR in the absence of exchange splitting, but this plateau structure for 8-AGNR system is remarkably broader than that for 7-AGNR one. Interestingly, the increase of exchange splitting $Δ$ suppresses the amplitude of the structure for 7-AGNR system. However, the TMR is enhanced much for 8-AGNR system under the bias amplitude comparable to splitting strength. Further, the current-induced spin transfer torque (STT) for 7-AGNR system is systematically larger than that for 8-AGNR one. The findings here suggest the design of GNR-based spintronic devices by using a metallic AGNR, but it is more favorable to fabricate a current-controlled magnetic memory element by using a semiconducting AGNR.

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arXiv2011

Dependence of transport on adatom location for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons

We study the transport property for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs) with an adatom coupling to a semi-infinite quantum wire. Using the nonequilibrium Green's function approach with tight-binding approximation, we demonstrate that the tunneling current through the system is sensitively dependent on both the AGNR width and adatom location. Interestingly, when the adatom locates onto a carbon atom in the 3$j$th chain from the edge of a metallic AGNR, the system shows a transmission gap accompanied by a threshold voltage in $I-V$ curve like a semiconducting AGNR. This effect may be useful in scanning tunneling microscopy experimental characterization on graphene samples.

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