Hall conductivity beyond the linear response regime
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2015-05-27 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
The paper introduces a semi-analytical method for calculating the Hall conductivity in the single-band approximations. The method goes beyond the linear response theory and, thus, imposes no limitation on the electric fields magnitude. It is shown that the Hall current decreases with increase of the electric field, if the Bloch frequency (which is proportional to the electric field) exceeds the cyclotron frequency (which is proportional to the magnetic field). The obtained results can be directly applied to the system of cold Bose atoms in a 2D optical lattice, where the single-band approximation is well justified.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1101.3000,
title = {Hall conductivity beyond the linear response regime},
author = {Andrey R. Kolovsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.3000},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
13 pages, 4 figures