Circular photogalvanic effect on topological insulator surfaces: Berry-curvature-dependent response
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We study theoretically the optical response of the surface states of a topological insulator, especially the generation of helicity-dependent direct current by circularly polarized light. Interestingly, the dominant current, due to an interband transition, is controlled by the Berry curvature of the surface bands. This extends the connection between photocurrents and Berry curvature beyond the quasiclassical approximation, where it has been shown to hold. Explicit expressions are derived for the (111) surface of the topological insulator Bi${}_{2}$Se${}_{3}$, where we find significant helicity-dependent photocurrents when the rotational symmetry of the surface is broken by an in-plane magnetic field or a strain. Moreover, the dominant current grows linearly with time until a scattering occurs, which provides a means for determining the scattering time. The dc spin generated on the surface is also dominated by a linear-in-time, Berry curvature-dependent contribution.
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Nonlinear optical effects such as high harmonic generation, photovoltaic effects, shift currents, and nonlinear Kerr rotations are related to the Berry connection and Berry curvature.
“Generally these effects such as high harmonic generation, photovoltaic effects, shift (dc) currents, and nonlinear Kerr rotations, are related to the Berry connection and Berry curvature (Hosur, 2011; Moore and Orenstein, 2010).”
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“Generally these effects such as high harmonic generation, photovoltaic effects, shift (dc) currents, and nonlinear Kerr rotations, are related to the Berry connection and Berry curvature (Hosur, 2011; Moore and Orenstein, 2010).”
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- Hosur, P.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hosur, Pavan
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- Hosur, Pavan
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- Physical Review B
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- American Physical Society (APS)
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- 2011-01-18
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- 83
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- 3
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- 1098-0121 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-235X
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Magnetic properties of thin films
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
- Keywords
- circular photogalvanic effect, topological insulators, surface states, Berry curvature, helicity-dependent photocurrent, Bi2Se3, (111) surface, interband transitions, in-plane magnetic field, strain, spin generation, scattering time, semiclassical approximation
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