Electron optics using negative refraction in two-dimensional inverted-band junctions
Physical Review B, 2023•APS
Electron optics deals with condensed matter platforms for manipulating and guiding electron
beams with high efficiency and robustness. Common devices rely on the spatial confinement
of the electrons into one-dimensional channels. Recently, there is growing interest in
electron optics applications in two dimensions, which heretofore are almost exclusively
based on graphene devices. In this work, we study band-inverted systems resulting from
particle-hole hybridization and demonstrate their potential for electron optics applications …
beams with high efficiency and robustness. Common devices rely on the spatial confinement
of the electrons into one-dimensional channels. Recently, there is growing interest in
electron optics applications in two dimensions, which heretofore are almost exclusively
based on graphene devices. In this work, we study band-inverted systems resulting from
particle-hole hybridization and demonstrate their potential for electron optics applications …
Electron optics deals with condensed matter platforms for manipulating and guiding electron beams with high efficiency and robustness. Common devices rely on the spatial confinement of the electrons into one-dimensional channels. Recently, there is growing interest in electron optics applications in two dimensions, which heretofore are almost exclusively based on graphene devices. In this work, we study band-inverted systems resulting from particle-hole hybridization and demonstrate their potential for electron optics applications. We develop the theory of interface scattering in an inverted-band junction using a scattering matrix formalism and observe negative refraction conditions as well as transmission filtering akin to graphene's Klein tunneling but at finite angles. Based on these findings, we provide a comprehensive protocol for constructing electron optic components, such as focusing and bifurcating lenses, polarizers, and mirrors. We numerically test the robustness of our designs to disorder and finite temperatures, and motivate the feasibility of experimental realization. Our work opens avenues for electron optics in two dimensions beyond graphene-based devices, where a plethora of inverted-band materials in contemporary experiments can be harnessed.
American Physical Society
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