Light-Induced Giant Enhancement of the Nonlinear Hall Effect in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases at KTaO3 (111) Interfaces
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| author | Zhang, Hui Tian, Daming Chen, Xiaobing Qi, Weijian Chen, Lu Li, Min Bai, Yetong Zhang, Jine Han, Furong Yang, Huaiwen Chen, Yuansha Chen, Yunzhong Wu, Jing Xu, Yongbing Hu, Fengxia Shen, Baogen Sun, Jirong Zhao, Weisheng |
| author_facet | Zhang, Hui Tian, Daming Chen, Xiaobing Qi, Weijian Chen, Lu Li, Min Bai, Yetong Zhang, Jine Han, Furong Yang, Huaiwen Chen, Yuansha Chen, Yunzhong Wu, Jing Xu, Yongbing Hu, Fengxia Shen, Baogen Sun, Jirong Zhao, Weisheng |
| contents | The nonlinear Hall effect (NLHE), an emergent phenomenon in noncentrosymmetric systems, enables the generation of a transverse voltage without an external magnetic field through a second-order electrical response. However, achieving a sizable NLHE signal remains a critical challenge for its application in frequency-doubling and rectifying devices. Here, we report a light-induced giant enhancement of the NLHE in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the CaZrO3/KTaO3 (111) interface. Under light illumination, the second harmonic Hall voltage (V2ω y) increases substantially and undergoes a sign reversal. Correspondingly,the second-order transverse conductivity increases by nearly five orders of magnitude, reaching 2.4 um V-1 omega-1, while also reversing its sign. Scaling analysis indicates that skew scattering is the dominant mechanism underlying the NLHE and is highly tunable via optical gating. Photoexcitation pumps electrons from in-gap states into the higher-lying Ta 5d conduction band, generating high-mobility photocarriers that significantly increase the cubic transport scattering time, thereby driving a dramatic enhancement of σ(2) yxx. First-principles calculations further reveal that the Berry curvature distribution on the Fermi surface strongly depends on band filling. As the Fermi level approaches a band crossing in the Ta 5d subband near the M point, the Berry curvature triple undergoes a sign change, accounting for the experimentally observed sign reversal of the nonlinear Hall response. Our work offers a new strategy to optically boost and tune the nonlinear Hall effect in oxide 2DEG systems, paving the way for applications in light-controlled rectification and nonlinear electronic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Light-Induced Giant Enhancement of the Nonlinear Hall Effect in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases at KTaO3 (111) Interfaces Zhang, Hui Tian, Daming Chen, Xiaobing Qi, Weijian Chen, Lu Li, Min Bai, Yetong Zhang, Jine Han, Furong Yang, Huaiwen Chen, Yuansha Chen, Yunzhong Wu, Jing Xu, Yongbing Hu, Fengxia Shen, Baogen Sun, Jirong Zhao, Weisheng Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science The nonlinear Hall effect (NLHE), an emergent phenomenon in noncentrosymmetric systems, enables the generation of a transverse voltage without an external magnetic field through a second-order electrical response. However, achieving a sizable NLHE signal remains a critical challenge for its application in frequency-doubling and rectifying devices. Here, we report a light-induced giant enhancement of the NLHE in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the CaZrO3/KTaO3 (111) interface. Under light illumination, the second harmonic Hall voltage (V2ω y) increases substantially and undergoes a sign reversal. Correspondingly,the second-order transverse conductivity increases by nearly five orders of magnitude, reaching 2.4 um V-1 omega-1, while also reversing its sign. Scaling analysis indicates that skew scattering is the dominant mechanism underlying the NLHE and is highly tunable via optical gating. Photoexcitation pumps electrons from in-gap states into the higher-lying Ta 5d conduction band, generating high-mobility photocarriers that significantly increase the cubic transport scattering time, thereby driving a dramatic enhancement of σ(2) yxx. First-principles calculations further reveal that the Berry curvature distribution on the Fermi surface strongly depends on band filling. As the Fermi level approaches a band crossing in the Ta 5d subband near the M point, the Berry curvature triple undergoes a sign change, accounting for the experimentally observed sign reversal of the nonlinear Hall response. Our work offers a new strategy to optically boost and tune the nonlinear Hall effect in oxide 2DEG systems, paving the way for applications in light-controlled rectification and nonlinear electronic devices. |
| title | Light-Induced Giant Enhancement of the Nonlinear Hall Effect in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases at KTaO3 (111) Interfaces |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14476 |