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Valley-Layer Coupling: A New Design Principle for Valleytronics
We introduce the concept of valley-layer coupling (VLC) in two-dimensional
materials, where the low-energy electronic states in the emergent valleys have
valley-contrasted layer polarization such that each state is spatially
localized on the top or bottom super-layer. The VLC enables a direct coupling
between valley and gate electric field, opening a new route towards
electrically controlled valleytronics. We analyze the symmetry requirements for
the system to host VLC, demonstrate our idea via first-principles calculations
and model analysis of a concrete 2D material example, and show that an
electric, continuous, wide-range, and switchable control of valley polarization
can be achieved by VLC. Furthermore, we find that systems with VLC can exhibit
other interesting physics, such as valley-contrasting linear dichroism and
optical selection of the electric polarization of interlayer excitons.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Rigid vortices in MgB2
Magnetic relaxation of high-pressure synthesized MgB bulks with different
thickness is investigated. It is found that the superconducting dia-magnetic
moment depends on time in a logarithmic way; the flux-creep activation energy
decreases linearly with the current density (as expected by Kim-Anderson
model); and the activation energy increases linearly with the thickness of
sample when it is thinner than about 1 mm. These features suggest that the
vortices in the MgB are rather rigid, and the pinning and creep can be well
described by Kim-Anderson model.Comment: Typo corrected & reference adde
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