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      Theory of field-modulated spin-valley-orbital pseudospin physics

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          Pioneering studies in transition metal dichalcogenides have demonstrated convincingly the co-existence of multiple angular momentum degrees of freedom -- of spin (1/2 \(s_z = \pm 1/2\)), valley (\(\tau = K, K'\) or \(\pm 1\)), and atomic orbital (\(l_z = \pm 2\)) origins -- in the valence band with strong interlocking among them, which results in noise-resilient pseudospin states ideal for spintronic type applications. With field modulation a powerful, universal means in physics studies and applications, this work develops, from bare models in the context of complicated band structure, a general effective theory of field-modulated spin-valley-orbital pseudospin physics that is able to describe both intra- and inter- valley dynamics. Based on the theory, it predicts and discusses the linear response of a pseudospin to external fields of arbitrary orientations. Paradigm field configurations are identified for pseudospin control including pseudospin flipping. For a nontrivial example, it presents a spin-valley-orbital quantum computing proposal, where the theory is applied to address all-electrical, simultaneous control of \(s_z\), \(\tau\), and \(l_z\) for qubit manipulation. It demonstrates the viability of such control with static field effects and an additional dynamic electric field. An optimized qubit manipulation time ~ O(ns) is given.

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          24 January 2020
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          10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013076
          2001.09255
          6a7d2940-bcc8-47a9-8a1b-8e17821deef7

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          Phys. Rev. Res. 2, 013076 (2020)
          cond-mat.mes-hall

          Nanophysics
          Nanophysics

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