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Acoustogalvanic Effect in Dirac and Weyl Semimetals

P. O. Sukhachov and H. Rostami
Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 126602 – Published 26 March 2020
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Abstract

The acoustogalvanic effect is proposed as a nonlinear mechanism to generate a direct electric current by passing acoustic waves in Dirac and Weyl semimetals. Unlike the standard acoustoelectric effect, which relies on the sound-induced deformation potential and the corresponding electric field, the acoustogalvanic one originates from the pseudoelectromagnetic fields, which are not subject to screening. The longitudinal acoustogalvanic current scales at least quadratically with the relaxation time, which is in contrast to the photogalvanic current where the scaling is linear. Because of the interplay of pseudoelectric and pseudomagnetic fields, the current could show a nontrivial dependence on the direction of sound wave propagation. Being within the experimental reach, the effect can be utilized to probe dynamical deformations and corresponding pseudoelectromagnetic fields, which are yet to be experimentally observed in Weyl and Dirac semimetals.

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  • Received 20 November 2019
  • Accepted 3 March 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.126602

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Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

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P. O. Sukhachov* and H. Rostami

  • Nordita, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

  • *pavlo.sukhachov@su.se
  • habib.rostami@su.se

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Vol. 124, Iss. 12 — 27 March 2020

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