Interband optical conductivities in two-dimensional tilted Dirac bands revisited within the tight-binding model

TL;DR

This paper theoretically investigates interband optical conductivities in 2D tilted Dirac bands using a tight-binding model, revealing three characteristic frequencies and their origins, which differ from linearized models.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive tight-binding analysis of interband optical conductivities in 2D tilted Dirac systems, identifying new critical frequencies absent in simplified models.

Findings

Identified three characteristic critical frequencies in the TB model.

Sharp-peak and cutoff frequencies are robust against tilting and shifting.

Derived analytical expressions explaining the origins of these frequencies.

Abstract

Within the framework of linear response theory, we theoretically investigated the interband longitudinal optical conductivities (LOCs) in two-dimensional (2D) tilted Dirac bands using a tight-binding (TB) model, incorporating the effects of band tilting and Dirac-point shifting. We identified three characteristic critical frequencies in the interband LOCs of the TB model: the partner frequencies, the sharp- peak frequency, and the cutoff frequency. In contrast to conventional critical frequencies, these three types are consistently absent in the corresponding linearized $k\cdot p$ model. Notably, the sharp-peak frequency and cutoff frequency remain robust against variations in band tilting and Dirac-point shifting. By employing analytical expressions derived via the Lagrange multiplier method, we elucidate the origins of the conventional critical frequencies and their partner counterparts. In contrast, the sharp-peak frequency and cutoff frequency are associated with interband optical transitions at high-symmetry points of the energy bands, arising from the Pauli exclusion principle and the finite boundaries of the Brillouin zone. Our theoretical predictions are intended to guide future experimental studies on tilt-dependent optical phenomena in 2D tilted Dirac systems.