Copropagating edge states produced by the interaction between electrons and chiral phonons in two-dimensional materials

J Medina Dueñas, HL Calvo, LEF Foa Torres - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Physical Review Letters, 2022APS
Unlike the chirality of electrons, the intrinsic chirality of phonons has only surfaced in recent
years. Here, we report on the effects of the interaction between electrons and chiral phonons
in two-dimensional materials by using a nonperturbative solution. We show that chiral
phonons introduce inelastic Umklapp processes resulting in copropagating edge states that
coexist with a continuum. Transport simulations further reveal the robustness of the edge
states. Our results hint on the possibility of having a metal embedded with hybrid electron …
Unlike the chirality of electrons, the intrinsic chirality of phonons has only surfaced in recent years. Here, we report on the effects of the interaction between electrons and chiral phonons in two-dimensional materials by using a nonperturbative solution. We show that chiral phonons introduce inelastic Umklapp processes resulting in copropagating edge states that coexist with a continuum. Transport simulations further reveal the robustness of the edge states. Our results hint on the possibility of having a metal embedded with hybrid electron-phonon states of matter.
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