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Olbrich, P. ; Zoth, C. ; Vierling, P. ; Dantscher, K.-M. ; Budkin, G. V. ; Tarasenko, S. A. ; Bel'kov, V. V. ; Kozlov, D. A. ; Kvon, Z. D. ; Mikhailov, N. N. ; Dvoretsky, S. A. ; Ganichev, Sergey

Giant photocurrents in a Dirac fermion system at cyclotron resonance

Olbrich, P., Zoth, C., Vierling, P., Dantscher, K.-M., Budkin, G. V., Tarasenko, S. A., Bel'kov, V. V., Kozlov, D. A., Kvon, Z. D., Mikhailov, N. N., Dvoretsky, S. A. and Ganichev, Sergey (2013) Giant photocurrents in a Dirac fermion system at cyclotron resonance. Phys. Rev. B 87, p. 235439.

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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.34933


Abstract

We report on the observation of the giant photocurrents in HgTe/HgCdTe quantum well (QW) of critical thickness at which a Dirac spectrum emerges. At an exciting QW of 6.6 nm width by terahertz (THz) radiation and sweeping magnetic field we detected a resonant photocurrent. Remarkably, the position of the resonance can be tuned from negative (-0.4 T) to positive (up to 1.2 T) magnetic fields by ...

We report on the observation of the giant photocurrents in HgTe/HgCdTe quantum well (QW) of critical thickness at which a Dirac spectrum emerges. At an exciting QW of 6.6 nm width by terahertz (THz) radiation and sweeping magnetic field we detected a resonant photocurrent. Remarkably, the position of the resonance can be tuned from negative (-0.4 T) to positive (up to 1.2 T) magnetic fields by means of optical doping. The photocurrent data, accompanied by measurements of radiation transmission as well as Shubnikov-de Haas and quantum Hall effects, prove that the photocurrent is caused by cyclotron resonance in a Dirac fermion system, which allows us to obtain the effective electron velocity v approximate to 7.2 x 10(5) m/s. We develop a microscopic theory of the effect and show that the inherent spin-dependent asymmetry of light-matter coupling in the system of Dirac fermions causes the electric current to flow.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhys. Rev. B
Publisher:AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Place of Publication:COLLEGE PK
Volume:87
Page Range:p. 235439
DateJune 2013
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Professor Ganichev > Group Sergey Ganichev
Research groups and research centresDeutsch-Russisches Zentrum für Terahertz-Forschung
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10.1103/PhysRevB.87.235439DOI
KeywordsHGTE QUANTUM-WELLS; 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON-SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR; SPIN RELAXATION; HETEROSTRUCTURES; TRANSPORT; GRAPHENE; STATE; PHASE; HOLES;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-349337
Item ID34933

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