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arXiv 1906.02607cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.str-el
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外尔半金属在强磁场中的完全光谷极化

Complete optical valley polarization in Weyl semimetals in strong magnetic fields

Simon Bertrand, Jean-Michel Parent, René Côté, Ion Garate

摘要:

我们提出了一个理论的光诱导谷极化的相互作用,时间反演对称外尔半金属放置在强磁场。因为施加磁场降低了晶体的对称性,所以在Weyl节点处的光吸收强度不同,其在零场处通过对称性而等效。在强磁场下,对于入射光的相当大的频率间隔,吸收强度的差异达到100%。这种完整的谷偏振起源于涉及手征朗道能级的带间跃迁,并且可以通过改变磁场和光传播的方向来控制。我们将$0\to 1$或$-1\to 0$在朗道能级跃迁之间的分裂确定为完整谷极化的可观察到的特征,并讨论了其在TaAs族材料中的表现。

英文摘要:

We present a theory of an optically induced valley polarization in an interacting, time-reversal symmetric Weyl semimetal placed under strong magnetic fields. Because the application of a magnetic field reduces the symmetry of the crystal, the optical absorption intensity differs at Weyl nodes that were equivalent by symmetry at zero field. At strong magnetic field, the difference in the absorption intensity reaches 100% for a sizeable frequency interval of the incident light. This complete valley polarization originates from interband transitions involving the chiral Landau level, and can be controlled by changing the directions of the magnetic field and the light propagation. We identify the splitting of $0\to 1$ or $-1\to 0$ inter Landau level transitions as an observable signature of the complete valley polarization, and discuss its manifestation in the TaAs family of materials.

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