Phonon pseudoangular momentum in $\alpha$-MoO$_3$
Abstract
In recent studies, it has been discovered that phonons can carry angular momentum, leading to a series of investigations into systems with 3-fold rotation symmetry. However, for systems with 2-fold screw rotational symmetry, such as -MoO, there has been no relevant discussion. In this paper, we investigated the pseudoangular momentum of phonons in crystals with 2-fold screw rotational symmetry. Taking -MoO as an example, we explain the selection rules in circularly polarized Raman experiments resulting from pseudoangular momentum conservation, providing important guidance for experiments. This study of pseudoangular momentum in -MoO opens up a new degree of freedom for its potential applications, expanding into new application domains.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2403.07729,
title = {Phonon pseudoangular momentum in $\alpha$-MoO$_3$},
author = {Meiqi Li and Zhibing Li and Huanjun Chen and Weiliang Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.07729},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
12 pages,2 figures