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Journal Nonlinear World №1 for 2016 г.
Article in number:
Photogalvanic effect in HgTe/CdTe topological insulator due to edge-bulk optical transitions
Keywords: topological insulator photocurrent photoinduced electromotive force
Authors:
P.P. Aseev - - Ph.D. (Phys.-Math.), Junior Research Scientist, Kotelnikov IRE RAS (Moscow). Е-mail: pavel.p.aseev@gmail.com V.O. Kaladzhyan - Post-graduate Student, Kotelnikov IRE RAS (Moscow). Е-mail: vardashka@gmail.com S.N. Artemenko - Dr.Sc. (Phys.-Math.), Kotelnikov IRE RAS (Moscow). Е-mail: art@cplire.ru
Abstract:
We study theoretically edge-bulk optical transitions in 2D HgTe/CdTe topological insulator (THz range). We show that electron-hole asymmetry results in spin-dependent electric dipole transitions between edge and bulk states, and we predict an occurrence of a circular photocurrent.
Pages: 12-14
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