Creation and control of valley currents in graphene by few cycle light pulses
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| author | Gill, Deepika Sharma, Sangeeta Shallcross, Sam |
| author_facet | Gill, Deepika Sharma, Sangeeta Shallcross, Sam |
| contents | Well established for the visible spectrum gaps of the transition metal dichalcogenide family, valleytronics - the control of valley charge and current by light - is comparatively unexplored for the THz gaps that characterize graphene and topological insulators. Here we show that few cycle pulses of THz light can create and control a 100% valley polarized current in graphene, with light wave control over the current magnitude and direction. The latter is equal to an emergent pulse property of few cycle circularly polarized pulses, the "global" carrier envelope phase. Our findings both highlight the richness of few cycle light pulses in control over quantum matter, and provide a route towards a "THz valleytronics" in meV gapped systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Creation and control of valley currents in graphene by few cycle light pulses Gill, Deepika Sharma, Sangeeta Shallcross, Sam Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Well established for the visible spectrum gaps of the transition metal dichalcogenide family, valleytronics - the control of valley charge and current by light - is comparatively unexplored for the THz gaps that characterize graphene and topological insulators. Here we show that few cycle pulses of THz light can create and control a 100% valley polarized current in graphene, with light wave control over the current magnitude and direction. The latter is equal to an emergent pulse property of few cycle circularly polarized pulses, the "global" carrier envelope phase. Our findings both highlight the richness of few cycle light pulses in control over quantum matter, and provide a route towards a "THz valleytronics" in meV gapped systems. |
| title | Creation and control of valley currents in graphene by few cycle light pulses |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02379 |