Double-Fano resonance in a two-level quantum system coupled to zigzag Phosphorene nanoribbon

Abstract

Double-level quantum systems are good candidates for revealing coherent quantum transport properties. Here, we consider quantum interference effects due to the formation of a two-level system (TLS) coupled to the edge channel of a zigzag Phosphorene nanoribbon (ZPNR). Using the tight-binding approach, we first demonstrate the formation of a TLS in bulk Phosphorene sheet due to the existence of two nearby vacancy impurities. Then, we show that such a TLS can couple to the quasi-one-dimensional continuum of the edge states in a ZPNR which results in the the appearance of two-dip Fano-type line shapes. To this end, we generalize the Lippmann-Schwinger approach to study the scattering of edge electrons in a ZPNR by two coupled impurity defects. We obtain an analytical expression of the transmission coefficient which shows that the positions and widths of the anti-resonances can be controlled by changing the intervacancy distance as well as their distance from the edge of the ribbon. This work constitutes a clear example of the multiple Fano resonances in mesoscopic transport.