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Valley-antisymmetric potential in graphene under dynamical deformation

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2014-11-17 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

When graphene is deformed in a dynamical manner, a time-dependent potential is induced for the electrons. The potential is antisymmetric with respect to valleys, and some straightforward applications are found for Raman spectroscopy. We show that a valley-antisymmetric potential broadens Raman DD band but does not affect 2D2D band, which is already observed by recent experiments. The space derivative of the valley antisymmetric potential gives a force field that accelerates intervalley phonons, while it corresponds to the longitudinal component of the previously discussed pseudoelectric field acting on the electrons. Effects of a pseudoelectric field on the electron is quite difficult to observe due to the valley-antisymmetric coupling constant, on the other hand, such obstacle is absent for intervalley phonons with A1gA_{1g} symmetry that constitute the DD and 2D2D bands.

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@article{arxiv.1404.1170,
  title  = {Valley-antisymmetric potential in graphene under dynamical deformation},
  author = {Ken-ichi Sasaki and Yasuhiro Tokura and Hideki Gotoh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.1170},
  year   = {2014}
}

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11 pages, 3 figures