title: Zero-conductance resonances due to flux states in nanographite ribbon junctions
abstract: Electronic transport properties through junctions in nanographite ribbons are investigated using the Landauer approach. In the low-energy regime ribbons with zigzag boundary have a single conducting channel of edge states. The conductance as a function of the chemical potential shows a rich structure with sharp dips of zero conductance. Each zero-conductance resonance is connected with a resonant state which can be interpreted as the superposition of two degenerate flux states with Kekule-like current patterns. These zero-conductance dips are connected with a pronounced negative magnetoresistance.
authors.affiliation: Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan and Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan.
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigrist