• 文献标题:   Light-induced valley currents and magnetization in graphene rings
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MOSKALENKO AS, BERAKDAR J
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, magnetisation, mesoscopic system, polarisation
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Halle Wittenberg
  • 被引频次:   20
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.80.193407
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

We study the nonequilibrium dynamics in a mesoscopic graphene ring excited by picoseconds shaped electromagnetic pulses. We predict an ultrafast buildup of charge polarization, currents, and orbital magnetization. Applying the light pulses identified here, nonequilibrium valley currents are generated in a graphene ring threaded by a stationary magnetic flux. We predict a finite graphene ring magnetization even for a vanishing charge current; the magnetization emerges due to the light-induced difference of the valley populations.