• 文献标题:   Parity-odd effects and polarization rotation in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FIALKOVSKY IV, VASSILEVICH DV
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AMATHEMATICAL THEORETICAL
  • ISSN:   1751-8113 EI 1751-8121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sao Paulo
  • 被引频次:   37
  • DOI:   10.1088/1751-8113/42/44/442001
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

We show that the presence of parity-odd terms in the conductivity (i.e. in the polarization tensor of Dirac quasiparticles in graphene) leads to the rotation of polarization of the electromagnetic waves passing through suspended samples of graphene. Parity-odd Chern-Simons-type contributions appear in external magnetic fields, giving rise to a quantum Faraday effect (though other sources of parity-odd effects may also be discussed). The estimated order of the effect is well above the sensitivity limits of modern optical instruments.