The invention relates to a method for regulating and controlling
circular polarization related
photocurrent of a
tellurium antimonide film. The method comprises the steps: pasting the
tellurium antimonide film to a
copper block, and changing the temperature of the
tellurium antimonide thin film by changing the temperature of the
copper block, wherein due to the fact that
laser can heat a
laser irradiation area and the
light intensity of the upper surface is greater than that of the portion, reaching the substrate, of the upper surface, a
temperature gradient exists between the upper surface and the substrate, and due to the
thermoelectric effect, the
temperature gradient can generate thermoelectric
potential energy perpendicular to the surface of the sample; generating a
spin current perpendicular to the surface of the sample under the action of the thermoelectric
potential energy, wherein due to the inverse
spin Hall effect, the transverse charge flow related to circular polarizationis generated, and when the temperature is changed, the thermoelectric
potential energy between the upper surface and the substrate is changed, so that the charge flow caused by the inverse
spin Hall effect is changed, and the regulation and control of the
photocurrent related to
circular polarization are realized. The method is remarkable in regulation and
control effect, simple, easy to implement, low in cost and beneficial to
future application and popularization.