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Electronic Structure
Metal
• Partially filled band
• Finite Density of States
(DOS) at Fermi Energy
Semiconductor
• Filled Band
• Gap at Fermi Energy
K’ K
H eff ψ = i v F (Γ ⋅∇)ψ
• 8 components :
a = A or B Sublattice index σzab’
ψ = ψ aα s α = K or K’ K point index τzαα’
s = ↑ or ↓ Spin index szss’
Γ x = σ aax 'τ αα
z
'δ ss ' Γ y = σ aya 'δαα 'δ ss '
• Sublattice index plays role of “pseudospin” for Dirac equation
Electrical Measurements on Graphene
• “Half quantized” :
Consequence of Graphene’s
Dirac electronic structure.
Berry’s phase for Dirac fermions
Energy Gaps: lift degeneracy at K
2∆
2 2 2
E ( p) = ± v p + ∆
F
2∆
V = ∆ SOσ τ s z z z p
H = t ∑ ci†c j + iλSO ∑ ij i s c j
ν c † z
<i , j > i, j
V =αL⋅S
• Electron-Electron Interactions
• YES
λR/λSO
QSH QSH I
λCDW/λSO
QSH Phase
• Single pair of time reversed edge states traverse gap on each edge
• Crossing of edge states at π protected by time reversal symmetry
• Elastic Backscattering forbidden by time reversal. No localization
∆Φ = φ0 / 2
Kramers
Degeneracy
Flux φ0 /2 ⇒ Change in
“Time Reversal Polarization”, No Kramers
which signals Kramers’ Degeneracy
degeneracy at end
Fu, Kane & Mele PRL, 106803 (07), cond-mat/0611341
3D Generalization Moore & Balents cond-mat/0607314;
Roy, cond-mat/0607531
surface states
with 2D
Dirac points
i =1 n
Band structure of Antimony
Application : Bi1-x Sbx Liu and Allen PRB 95
dΦ h
emf = −
dt
Φ0 =
e
d Sz s dΦ
• Rate of spin accumulation on edge: = Gxy
dt dt
• Spin Hall Conductance G = ( S z )
e s
xy R
− Sz L
≠ 0 NOT quantized
h EF