Topological properties in ABA trilayer graphene under the irradiation of light*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61604106) and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. ZR2014FL025).

Chen Liang
       

Band structure of ABA trilayer graphene (a) with and (b) without sublattice potential in units of ħ v. Band structure evolution of ABA trilayer graphene under the irradiation of polarized light with a light intensity eA/ħ of (c) 0.186, (d) 0.392, and (e) 0.45 at τκ = −1.