Graphene bond-dimerization model -------------------------------- Assumption: one nearest-neighbor bond inside each unit cell is strengthened from t to t + delta_t, while the other two nearest-neighbor bonds remain equal to t. t = 1.000000 delta_t = 0.300000 strong dimer bond = 1.300000 Primitive reciprocal vectors: b1 = (3.627599, 2.094395) b2 = (-3.627599, 2.094395) Hamiltonian: H(k) = [[0, -g(k)], [-g*(k), 0]] g(k) = (t + delta_t) exp(i k.d1) + t exp(i k.d2) + t exp(i k.d3) Band energies: E_pm(k) = pm |g(k)| Gap conclusion: This minimal bond-dimerization does not open a gap for the current parameters. The Dirac points shift in k-space and the cone becomes anisotropic. For positive hoppings, a true gap appears only when t + delta_t > 2 t, which is equivalent to delta_t > t. In that regime, Eg = 2 * (delta_t - t). Numerical minimum gap from the reciprocal-space grid = 0.049924 Analytical gap formula value = 0.000000