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Valley precession and valley polarization in graphene with inter-valley coupling
Qing-Ping Wu1,2, Zheng-Fang Liu1,2, Ai-Xi Chen1,3
1Department of Applied Physics, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, People's Republic of China.
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We theoretically investigate the valley precession and valley polarization in graphene under inter-valley coupling. Our results show that the inter-valley coupling can induce valley polarization in graphene and also precess valleys in real space in a manner similar to the Rashba spin-orbit interaction rotating spins. Moreover, using strain modulation, we can achieve high valley polarization with large valley-polarized currents. These findings provide a new way to create and manipulate valley polarization in graphene.
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