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Shakouri, K.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Vargiamidis, V.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Spin- and valley-dependent magnetotransport in periodically modulated silicene |
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A1 Journal article |
Year  |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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90 |
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12 |
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125444 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
The low-energy physics of silicene is described by Dirac fermions with a strong spin-orbit interaction and its band structure can be controlled by an external perpendicular electric field E-z. We investigate the commensurability oscillations in silicene modulated by a weak periodic potential V = V-0 cos(2 pi y/a(0)) with a(0) as its period, in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B and of a weak sinusoidal electric field E-z = E-0 cos(2 pi y/b(0)), where b(0) is its period. We show that the spin and valley degeneracy of the Landau levels is lifted, due to the modulation, and that the interplay between the strong spin-orbit interaction and the potential and electric field modulations can result in spin- and valley-resolved magnetotransport. At very weak magnetic fields the commensurability oscillations induced by a weak potential modulation can exhibit a beating pattern depending on the strength of the homogenous electric field Ez but this is not the case when only Ez is modulated. The Hall conductivity plateaus acquire a step structure, due to spin and valley intra-Landau-level transitions, that is absent in unmodulated silicene. The results are critically contrasted with those for graphene and the two-dimensional electron gas. |
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Publication Date |
2014-09-25 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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| Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
31 |
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| Notes |
; Our work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119946 |
Serial |
3079 |
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