Polarization-Modulated Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy: Toward Circular Dichroism without Circular Photons and Bloch Wave-function Reconstruction
Michael Schüler, Tommaso Pincelli, Shuo Dong, Thomas Devereaux, Martin Wolf, Laurenz Rettig, Ralph Ernstorfer, Samuel Beaulieu
Abstract
Complete characterization of certain quantum materials requires knowledge of the complex wave functions that describe electrons in the solid. A new measurement methodology provides deep insights into that information.
Topics & Concepts
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopyInverse photoemission spectroscopyPhotoemission spectroscopyPhysicsWave functionBloch waveElectronic structureBerry connection and curvatureAtomic physicsCondensed matter physicsGeometric phaseQuantum mechanicsSpectral line2D Materials and ApplicationsTopological Materials and PhenomenaGraphene research and applications