Symmetry breaking and circular photogalvanic effect in epitaxial Cd${}_x$Hg${}_{1-x}$Te films

S. Hubmann, G. V. Budkin, M. Otteneder +13

We report on the observation of symmetry breaking and the circular photogalvanic effect in Cd${}_x$Hg${}_{1-x}$Te alloys. We demonstrate that irradiation of bulk epitaxial films with c…