title: Space dependent Fermi velocity in strained graphene.
abstract: We investigate some apparent discrepancies between two different models for curved graphene: the one based on tight-binding and elasticity theory, and the covariant approach based on quantum field theory in curved space. We demonstrate that strained or corrugated samples will have a space-dependent Fermi velocity in either approach that can affect the interpretation of local probe experiments in graphene. We also generalize the tight-binding approach to general inhomogeneous strain and find a gauge field proportional to the derivative of the strain tensor that has the same form as the one obtained in the covariant approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Juan
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sturla
authors.forename: María A H
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vozmediano