Double refraction and spin splitter in a normal-hexagonal semiconductor junction
arXiv:1711.06429 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.235425
Abstract
In analogy with light refraction at optical boundary, ballistic electrons also undergo refraction when propagate across a semiconductor junction. Establishing a negative refractive index in conventional optical materials is difficult, but the realization of negative refraction in electronic system is conceptually straightforward, which has been verified in graphene p-n junctions in recent experiments. Here, we propose a model to realize double refraction and double focusing of electric current by a normal-hexagonal semiconductor junction. The double refraction can be either positive or negative, depending on the junction being n-n type or p-n type. Based on the valley-dependent negative refraction, a spin splitter (valley splitter) is designed at the p-n junction system, where the spin-up and spin-down electrons are focused at different regions. These findings may be useful for the engineering of double lenses in electronic system and have underlying application of spin splitter in spintronics.
arXiv comment6 pages, 6 figures
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