Semiconductor Bloch-equations formalism: Derivation and application to high-harmonic generation from Dirac fermions

Wilhelm, Jan and Groessing, Patrick and Seith, Adrian and Crewse, Jack and Nitsch, Maximilian and Weigl, Leonard and Schmid, Christoph and Evers, Ferdinand (2021) Semiconductor Bloch-equations formalism: Derivation and application to high-harmonic generation from Dirac fermions. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 103 (12): 125419. ISSN 2469-9950, 2469-9969

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Abstract

We rederive the semiconductor Bloch equations emphasizing the close link to the Berry connection. Our rigorous derivation reveals the existence of two further contributions to the current, in addition to the frequently considered intraband and polarization-related interband terms. The extra contributions become sizable in situations with strong dephasing or when the dipole-matrix elements are strongly wave-number dependent. We apply the formalism to high-harmonic generation for a Dirac metal. The extra terms add to the frequency-dependent emission intensity (high-harmonic spectrum) significantly at certain frequencies changing the total signal up to a factor of 10.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: DYNAMICS; INTRABAND; ELECTRONS; INTERBAND
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Ferdinand Evers
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 10 Aug 2022 07:41
Last Modified: 10 Aug 2022 07:41
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/46257

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