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超薄拓扑绝缘体薄膜中的横向自旋光电流

Transverse spin photocurrents in ultrathin topological insulator films

Shahrzad Movafagh, Predrag Nikolic

AI总结:

本文从理论上研究了超薄拓扑绝缘体薄膜中线偏振和圆偏振辐射产生的电荷与自旋光电流,发现当薄膜上下表面对称性被破坏时会产生螺旋横向自旋电流,该电流在面内镜像下不变但在π/2旋转下具有s波和d波分量,可用于自旋电流光晶体管和放大器。

摘要:

非线性螺旋度依赖的光电流已在缺乏反演对称性的3D拓扑材料中被报道。在此,我们从理论上研究了由线偏振和圆偏振辐射在超薄拓扑绝缘体薄膜中产生的电荷和自旋光电流。利用含时微扰理论和详细的平衡方程,我们发现当薄膜上下表面的对称性被破坏时,会产生螺旋横向自旋电流。这种自旋电流在面内镜像变换下保持不变,但在π/2旋转下具有s波和d波分量。自旋电流光晶体管和放大器可以基于这些效应制成。

英文摘要:

Nonlinear helicity-dependent photocurrents have been reported in 3D topological materials lacking inversion symmetry. Here, we theoretically study the charge and spin photocurrents generated by linear and circularly polarized radiation in ultrathin topological insulator films. Using time-dependent perturbation theory and detailed balance equations, we find that helical transverse spin currents are generated when the symmetry between the top and bottom film surfaces is disturbed. Such spin currents are invariant under in-plane mirror transformations but have $s$-wave and $d$-wave components in regard to transformations under $π/2$ rotations. Spin current photo-transistors and amplifiers can be based on these effects.

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