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⬡ Graphene Band Structure & Dirac Cones

Real tight-binding simulation of graphene's honeycomb lattice and electronic band structure. Watch the conduction and valence bands touch at the K and K' Dirac points, forming linear Dirac cones, and open a gap with a sublattice-breaking perturbation.

Materials Science2DAdvanced60 FPS

⚙ Under the hood

Real tight-binding simulation of graphene's honeycomb lattice showing the conduction and valence bands touch at the K/K' points to form linear Dirac cones.

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