We theoretically predict, with the Keldysh Green's function combined with the Floquet method, that the AC electric field of a circularly polarized light should induce a Hall effect, in the absence of uniform magnetic fields, in graphene with a pair of Dirac dispersions. Although the Hall coefficient is not quantized, the dynamical gap generated by the AC field and the associated Hall effect bear a topological origin which can be traced back to the Dirac cones. We also study the dependence on boundary conditions. The required AC field strength is estimated to be realistic.
@article{arxiv.0903.4220,
title = {Photo-induced Hall Effect in Graphene -- Effect of Boundary Types},
author = {Takashi Oka and Hideo Aoki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4220},
year = {2009}
}