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Driven by the advent of two-dimensional materials, valleytronics is
emerging as the next hot field of research in materials science.
While the use of charge or spin degrees of freedom in electronic
materials as information carriers is familiar and well-appreciated,
employment of the valley degree of freedom as an information
carrier has remained elusive for many decades. Shortly following
the discovery of isolated graphene, 2D semiconductors such as
transition metal dichalcogenides were also isolated and
investigated. We now understand that these materials can have
separately addressable valleys because each valley can be uniquely
coupled to a spin state. This imparts the ability to address
different valleys (like pseudospins) with electric field, magnetic
field, or light, and there is now a real possibility to engineer
practical devices based on using valley as the information
carrier.Valleytronics in 2D Materials is the first book in the
world on the topic of valleytronics. The reader is introduced to
the concept via a brief history emphasizing the challenges that
impeded its development for so long. We then dive into the valley
physics of 2D semiconductors to explain the recent excitement in 2D
valleytronics, the scientific investigations to confirm the
addressable valleys, and the attempts to engineer valley devices
for practical purposes. The text takes on a decidedly practical
approach towards the subject, seeking to bring the reader quickly
into the field by presenting the minimum theoretical basis for
understanding the use of the valley degree of freedom in devices. A
selection of key works establishing the scientific underpinnings of
valley addressability and control are described to help the reader
grasp the current stage of understanding, the technical foundations
established, and the open questions. The renewal in valleytronics
is yet unfinished, but with more than a decade of research and
engineering efforts devoted in recent times, this book seeks to
provide a timely reference for students, scientists and engineers
to join this exciting journey and perhaps help to create the next
disruption in information technology.
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