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Topological phase transitions in the photonic spin Hall effect
The recent synthesis of two-dimensional staggered materials opens up
burgeoning opportunities to study optical spin-orbit interactions in
semiconducting Dirac-like systems. We unveil topological phase transitions in
the photonic spin Hall effect in the graphene family materials. It is shown
that an external static electric field and a high frequency circularly
polarized laser allow for active on-demand manipulation of electromagnetic beam
shifts. The spin Hall effect of light presents a rich dependence with radiation
degrees of freedom, material properties, and features non-trivial topological
properties. We discover that photonic Hall shifts are sensitive to spin and
valley properties of the charge carries, providing a unprecedented pathway to
investigate spintronics and valleytronics in staggered 2D semiconductors.Comment: Editorially approved for publication in Physical Review Letters 5
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