All-optical materials design of chiral edge modes in transition-metal dichalcogenides

Martin Claassen; Chunjing Jia; Brian Moritz; Thomas P. Devereaux

doi:10.1038/ncomms13074

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

All-optical materials design of chiral edge modes in transition-metal dichalcogenides

Martin Claassen,
Chunjing Jia,
Brian Moritz,
Thomas P. Devereaux

Affiliations

Martin Claassen: Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University
Chunjing Jia: Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University
Brian Moritz: Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University
Thomas P. Devereaux: Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13074
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Transition metal dichalcogenides offer a platform to study light-matter interaction in atomically thin semiconductors. Here, the authors perform ab initiocalculations to illustrate the possibility of optical control of chiral edge modes, outlining a strategy to manipulate topological states.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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