Signature of Topological Phases in Zitterbewegung

Sumit Ghosh; Aurelien Manchon

doi:10.1142/s201032471640004x

Signature of Topological Phases in Zitterbewegung

Sumit Ghosh, Aurelien Manchon

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We have studied the Zitterbewegung effect on an infinite two-dimensional sheet with honeycomb lattice. By tuning the perpendicular electric field and the magnetization of the sheet, it can enter different topological phases. We have shown that the phase and magnitude of Zitterbewegung effect, i.e., the jittering motion of electron wavepackets, correlates with the various topological phases. The topological phase diagram can be reconstructed by analyzing these features. Our findings are applicable to materials like silicene, germanene, stanene, etc.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1640004
Journal	SPIN
Volume	06
Issue number	02
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/s201032471640004x
State	Published - Sep 2 2016

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Acknowledgements: The research reported in this publication was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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