Topological aspects of nonlinear excitonic processes in noncentrosymmetric crystals

Abstract

We study excitonic processes second order in the electric fields in noncentrosymmetric crystals. We derive formulas for shift current and second harmonic generation produced by exciton creation, by using the Floquet formalism combined with the Keldysh Green's function method. It is shown that (i) the steady dc shift current flows by exciton creation without dissociation into free carriers and (ii) second harmonic generation is enhanced at the exciton resonance. The obtained formulas clarify topological aspects of these second order excitonic processes which are described by Berry connections of the relevant valence and conduction bands.