摘要
Quantized electron pumping by the surface acoustic wave across barriers created by a sequence of split metal gates is interpreted from the viewpoint of topology.The surface acoustic wave serves as a one-dimensional periodical potential whose energy spectrum possesses the Bloch band structure.The time-dependent phase plays the role of an adiabatic parameter of the Hamiltonian which induces a geometrical phase.The pumping currents are related to the Chern numbers of the filled bands below the Fermi energy.Based on this understanding,we predict a novel effect of quantized but nonmonotonous current plateaus simultaneously pumped by two homodromous surface acoustic waves.
Quantized electron pumping by the surface acoustic wave across barriers created by a sequence of split metal gates is interpreted from the viewpoint of topology.The surface acoustic wave serves as a one-dimensional periodical potential whose energy spectrum possesses the Bloch band structure.The time-dependent phase plays the role of an adiabatic parameter of the Hamiltonian which induces a geometrical phase.The pumping currents are related to the Chern numbers of the filled bands below the Fermi energy.Based on this understanding,we predict a novel effect of quantized but nonmonotonous current plateaus simultaneously pumped by two homodromous surface acoustic waves.
基金
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11374036)
the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2012CB821403)
