Perfect Valley Filter in a Topological Domain Wall
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2015-07-07
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Amer Physical Soc
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We propose a realization of perfect valley filters based on the chiral domain-wall channels between a quantum anomalous Hall insulator and a quantum valley Hall insulator. Uniquely, all these channels reside in the same valley and propagate unidirectionally, 100% valley-polarizing passing-by carriers without backscattering. The valley index, the chirality, and the number of the channels are protected by topological charges, controllable by external fields, and detectable by circular dichroism.
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Graphene, Polarization (Electricity), Spintronics, Monomolecular films, Solitons
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NSFC (grant no. 11174022); Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD-SRG-EPD2013062).
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