Trapped modes in zigzag graphene nanoribbons

Abstract

Abstract. We study the scattering on an ultra-low potential in zigzag graphene nanoribbon. Using a mathematical framework based on the continuous Dirac model and the augmented scattering matrix, we derive a condition for the existence of a trapped mode. We consider the threshold energies where the continuous spectrum changes its multiplicity and show that the trapped modes may appear for energies slightly less than a threshold and that its multiplicity does not exceeds one. We prove that trapped modes do not appear outside the threshold, provided the potential is sufficiently small. Mathematics Subject Classification. 35P30, 47A10, 47A40.