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Article Citation - WoS: 26Citation - Scopus: 26Theory of Optical Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Özfidan, Işıl; Güçlü, Alev Devrim; Korkusinski, Marek; Hawrylak, PawelWe present here a theory of the optical properties of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with tunable band gaps by lateral size confinement, from UV to THz. Starting from the Hartree-Fock ground state, we construct the correlated many-body ground and excited states of GQDs as a linear combination of a finite number of electron-hole pair excitations. We discuss the evolution of the band gap with size and its renormalization by self-energy and excitonic effects. We calculate and analyze the dipole moments of graphene quantum dots that possess a degenerate valence and conduction band edge, and construct a characteristic exciton and biexciton spectrum. We find an exciton band consisting of a pair of robust, spin singlet bright exciton states and a band of dark, spin singlet and spin triplet, exciton states at lower energies. We predict a characteristic band of biexciton levels at the band edge, discuss the Auger processes and identify a biexciton-exciton cascade. Our theoretical results are compared with experimental linear absorption and non-linear transient absorption spectra of colloidal GQDs. We next discuss the optical properties of triangular GQDs with zigzag edges whose magnetic moment can be controlled by gates. The control over the magnetic moment through carrier density manipulation results in optical spin blockade and gate tunable optical properties over a wide range of photon energies.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Sublattice Engineering and Voltage Control of Magnetism in Triangular Single and Bi-Layer Graphene Quantum Dots(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Güçlü, Alev Devrim; Potasz, P.; Hawrylak, PawelWhen a Dirac electron is confined to a triangular graphene quantum dot with zigzag edges, its low-energy spectrum collapses to a shell of degenerate states at the Fermi level leading to a magnetized edge. The shell degeneracy and the total magnetization are proportional to the edge size and can be made macroscopic. In this review, we start with a general discussion of magnetic properties of graphene structures and its relation to broken sublattice symmetry. Then, we discuss single electronic properties of single and bilayer triangular graphene quantum dots, focusing on the nature of edge states. Finally, we investigate the role of electronic correlations in determining the nature of ground state and excitation spectra of triangular graphene quantum dots as a function of dot size and filling fraction of the shell of zero-energy states. The interactions are treated by a combination of tight-binding, Hartree-Fock and configuration interaction methods. We show that the spin polarization of the triangular graphene quantum dots can be controlled through gating, i.e., by adding or removing electrons. In bilayer graphene dots, the relative filling of edge states in each layer and the magnetization can be tuned down to single localized spin using an external vertical electrical field.