Tunable Layer Circular Photogalvanic Effect in Twisted Bilayers
arXiv:1911.04049 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.077401
Abstract
We develop a general theory of the layer circular photogalvanic effect (LCPGE) in quasi two-dimensional chiral bilayers, which refers to the appearance of a polarization-dependent, out-of-plane dipole moment induced by circularly polarized light. We elucidate the geometric origin of the LCPGE as two types of interlayer coordinate shift weighted by the quantum metric tensor and the Berry curvature, respectively. As a concrete example, we calculate the LCPGE in twisted bilayer graphene, and find that it exhibits a resonance peak whose frequency can be tuned from visible to infrared as the twisting angle varies. The LCPGE thus provides a promising route towards frequency-sensitive, circularly-polarized light detection, particularly in the infrared range.
5 pages, 5 figures
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