Eigenvalue estimates for bilayer graphene

Abstract

Recently, Ferrulli-Laptev-Safronov (2016arXiv161205304F) obtained eigenvalue estimates for an operator associated to bilayer graphene in terms of $L^q$ norms of the (possibly non-selfadjoint) potential. They proved that for $1<q<4/3$ all non-embedded eigenvalues lie near the edges of the spectrum of the free operator. In this note we prove this for the larger range $1\leq q\leq 3/2$. The latter is optimal if embedded eigenvalues are also considered. We prove similar estimates for a modified bilayer operator with so-called "trigonal warping" term. Here, the range for $q$ is smaller since the Fermi surface has less curvature. The main tool are new uniform resolvent estimates that may be of independent interest and are collected in an appendix (in greater generality than needed).