Photogalvanic effect in the HgTe/CdTe topological insulator due to edge-bulk optical transitions

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作者：
Kaladzhyan, V. [1 ,2 ]
Aseev, P. P. [1 ,2 ]
Artemenko, S. N. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Kotelnikov Inst Radioengn & Elect, Moscow 125009, Russia
[2] Moscow Inst Phys & Technol, Dolgoprudnyi 141700, Moscow Region, Russia
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2015年 / 92卷 / 15期
基金：
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词：
SURFACE;
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevB.92.155424
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
We study theoretically the 2D HgTe/CdTe quantum well topological insulator illuminated by circularly polarized light with frequencies higher than the difference between the equilibrium Fermi level and the bottom of the conduction band (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. If the edge state is tunnel-coupled to a conductor, then the photocurrent can be detected by measuring an electromotive force in the conductor, which is proportional to the photocurrent.
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