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Protected Pseudohelical Edge States in Z2-Trivial Proximitized Graphene
Frank, Tobias, Högl, Petra, Gmitra, Martin
, Kochan, Denis and Fabian, Jaroslav
(2018)
Protected Pseudohelical Edge States in Z2-Trivial Proximitized Graphene.
Physical Review Letters (PRL) 120 (15), p. 156402.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 27 Apr 2018 08:33
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.37214
Abstract
We investigate topological properties of models that describe graphene on realistic substrates which induce proximity spin-orbit coupling in graphene. A Z(2) phase diagram is calculated for the parameter space of (generally different) intrinsic spin-orbit coupling on the two graphene sublattices, in the presence of Rashba coupling. The most fascinating case is that of staggered intrinsic ...
We investigate topological properties of models that describe graphene on realistic substrates which induce proximity spin-orbit coupling in graphene. A Z(2) phase diagram is calculated for the parameter space of (generally different) intrinsic spin-orbit coupling on the two graphene sublattices, in the presence of Rashba coupling. The most fascinating case is that of staggered intrinsic spin-orbit coupling which, despite being topologically trivial, Z(2) = 0, does exhibit edge states protected by time-reversal symmetry for zigzag ribbons as wide as micrometers. We call these states pseudohelical as their helicity is locked to the sublattice. The spin character and robustness of the pseudohelical modes is best exhibited on a finite flake, which shows that the edge states have zero g factor, carry a pure spin current in the cross section of the flake, and exhibit spin-flip reflectionless tunneling at the armchair edges.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters (PRL) | ||||
| Publisher: | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | COLLEGE PK | ||||
| Volume: | 120 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 15 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 156402 | ||||
| Date | 9 April 2018 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||
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| Keywords | HETEROSTRUCTURES; SPINTRONICS; | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-372145 | ||||
| Item ID | 37214 |
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