Abstract
In symmetry-broken crystalline solids, pole structures of Berry curvature (BC) can emerge, and they have been utilized as a versatile tool for controlling transport properties. For example, the monopole component of the BC is induced by the time-reversal symmetry breaking, and the BC dipole arises from a lack of inversion symmetry, leading to the anomalous Hall and nonlinear Hall effects, respectively. Based on first-principles calculations, we show that the ferroelectricity in a tin telluride monolayer produces a unique BC distribution, which offers charge- and spin-controllable photocurrents. Even with the sizable band gap, the ferroelectrically driven BC dipole is comparable to those of small-gap topological materials. By manipulating the photon handedness and the ferroelectric polarization, charge and spin circular photogalvanic currents are generated in a controllable manner. The ferroelectricity in group-IV monochalcogenide monolayers can be a useful tool to control the BC dipole and the nonlinear optoelectronic responses.
Highlights
In symmetry-broken crystalline solids, pole structures of Berry curvature (BC) can emerge, and they have been utilized as a versatile tool for controlling transport properties
Using first-principles density functional theory (DFT), we demonstrate that the in-plane ferroelectricity in a SnTe monolayer exhibits a large BC distribution with a band gap of ~1 eV, which corresponds to the near-infrared or visible light range
In addition to the conventional application of the BC dipole for the nonlinear optoelectronics, we present an intriguing approach for controlling the spin and charge photocurrents either separately or simultaneously via ferroelectric polarization in cooperation with photon helicity
Summary
In symmetry-broken crystalline solids, pole structures of Berry curvature (BC) can emerge, and they have been utilized as a versatile tool for controlling transport properties. A small-gap quantum spin Hall WTe2 monolayer shows a large inter-band BC and its dipole is manipulated by an external electric field, resulting in the circular photogalvanic effect[20]. Tilted Weyl semimetals and pressurized BiTeI that is driven towards the topological phase transition regime exhibit a large enhancement in the intraband BC dipole, leading to the nonlinear Hall effect by generating a transverse photocurrent under linearly polarized light[24,25]. In addition to the conventional application of the BC dipole for the nonlinear optoelectronics, we present an intriguing approach for controlling the spin and charge photocurrents either separately or simultaneously via ferroelectric polarization in cooperation with photon helicity. Considering the nonvolatile switching of the electric polarization, the large BC and its dipole in large-gapped ferroelectric systems provide a new approach for multifunctional nonlinear optoelectronic and optospintronic applications
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