Topological electric current from time-dependent elastic deformations in graphene

Abolhassan Vaezi, Nima Abedpour, Reza Asgari, Alberto Cortijo, and María A. H. Vozmediano
Phys. Rev. B 88, 125406 – Published 3 September 2013

Abstract

We show the possibility of inducing an edge charge current by applying time-dependent strain in gapped graphene samples preserving time-reversal symmetry. We demonstrate that this edge current has the same origin as the valley Hall response known to exist in the system.

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  • Received 30 April 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.88.125406

©2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Abolhassan Vaezi1,2, Nima Abedpour2, Reza Asgari2,*, Alberto Cortijo3, and María A. H. Vozmediano3

  • 1Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
  • 2School of Physics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, IPM, Tehran 19395-5531, Iran
  • 3Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

  • *asgari@ipm.ir

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Vol. 88, Iss. 12 — 15 September 2013

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