Anomalous skew scattering of plasmons in a Dirac electron fluid

The Berry phase-related nontrivial electronic band geometries can significantly influence bulk and edge plasmons, resulting in their nonreciprocal propagation and opening unique opportunities for plasmonics. In the present paper, we extend the hydrodynamic framework to describe the scattering of plasmons in a Dirac electron fluid off a circular region with an induced nonzero anomalous Hall response, i.e., a Berry flux target. We demonstrate that the scattering has a giant asymmetry or skewness and exhibits a series of resonances. The latter appears due to a chiral nontopological trapped mode circulating the target. We discuss possible experimental realizations, including the surface of a topological insulator film and graphene irradiated by the circularly polarized beam.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-04-04
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.165404
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Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Anomalous skew scattering of plasmons in a Dirac electron fluid

Dmitry K. Efimkin, Cooper Finnigan
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Anomalous skew scattering of plasmons in a Dirac electron fluid

Dmitry K. Efimkin, Cooper Finnigan
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Abstract

The Berry phase-related nontrivial electronic band geometries can significantly influence bulk and edge plasmons, resulting in their nonreciprocal propagation and opening unique opportunities for plasmonics. In the present paper, we extend the hydrodynamic framework to describe the scattering of plasmons in a Dirac electron fluid off a circular region with an induced nonzero anomalous Hall response, i.e., a Berry flux target. We demonstrate that the scattering has a giant asymmetry or skewness and exhibits a series of resonances. The latter appears due to a chiral nontopological trapped mode circulating the target. We discuss possible experimental realizations, including the surface of a topological insulator film and graphene irradiated by the circularly polarized beam.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 111(16)
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU), ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (AU), Monash University (AU)
Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies, Australian Research Council
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
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