Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}

The discovery of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) has fueled tremendous interest in condensed matter physics. The realization of WSMs requires the breaking of either inversion symmetry (IS) or time-reversal symmetry (TRS). WSMs can be categorized into type-I and type-II WSMs, which are characterized by untilt...

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Autores principales: Seng Huat Lee, David Graf, Lujin Min, Yanglin Zhu, Hemian Yi, Samuel Ciocys, Yuanxi Wang, Eun Sang Choi, Rabindra Basnet, Arash Fereidouni, Aaron Wegner, Yi-Fan Zhao, Katrina Verlinde, Jingyang He, Ronald Redwing, V. Gopalan, Hugh O. H. Churchill, Alessandra Lanzara, Nitin Samarth, Cui-Zu Chang, Jin Hu, Z. Q. Mao
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5acc8dfb67f3414d905e8cceb512b7712021-12-02T17:58:51ZEvidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}10.1103/PhysRevX.11.0310322160-3308https://doaj.org/article/5acc8dfb67f3414d905e8cceb512b7712021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.031032http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.031032https://doaj.org/toc/2160-3308The discovery of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) has fueled tremendous interest in condensed matter physics. The realization of WSMs requires the breaking of either inversion symmetry (IS) or time-reversal symmetry (TRS). WSMs can be categorized into type-I and type-II WSMs, which are characterized by untilted and strongly tilted Weyl cones, respectively. Type-I WSMs with breaking of either IS or TRS and type-II WSMs with solely broken IS have been realized experimentally, but a TRS-breaking type-II WSM still remains elusive. In this article, we report transport evidence for a TRS-breaking type-II WSM observed in the intrinsic antiferromagnetic topological insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4} under magnetic fields. This state is manifested by the electronic structure transition caused by the spin-flop transition. The transition results in an intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and negative c-axis longitudinal magnetoresistance attributable to the chiral anomaly in the ferromagnetic phases of lightly hole-doped samples. Our results establish a promising platform for exploring the underlying physics of the long-sought, ideal TRS-breaking type-II WSM.Seng Huat LeeDavid GrafLujin MinYanglin ZhuHemian YiSamuel CiocysYuanxi WangEun Sang ChoiRabindra BasnetArash FereidouniAaron WegnerYi-Fan ZhaoKatrina VerlindeJingyang HeRonald RedwingV. GopalanHugh O. H. ChurchillAlessandra LanzaraNitin SamarthCui-Zu ChangJin HuZ. Q. MaoAmerican Physical SocietyarticlePhysicsQC1-999ENPhysical Review X, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 031032 (2021)
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Seng Huat Lee
David Graf
Lujin Min
Yanglin Zhu
Hemian Yi
Samuel Ciocys
Yuanxi Wang
Eun Sang Choi
Rabindra Basnet
Arash Fereidouni
Aaron Wegner
Yi-Fan Zhao
Katrina Verlinde
Jingyang He
Ronald Redwing
V. Gopalan
Hugh O. H. Churchill
Alessandra Lanzara
Nitin Samarth
Cui-Zu Chang
Jin Hu
Z. Q. Mao
Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
description The discovery of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) has fueled tremendous interest in condensed matter physics. The realization of WSMs requires the breaking of either inversion symmetry (IS) or time-reversal symmetry (TRS). WSMs can be categorized into type-I and type-II WSMs, which are characterized by untilted and strongly tilted Weyl cones, respectively. Type-I WSMs with breaking of either IS or TRS and type-II WSMs with solely broken IS have been realized experimentally, but a TRS-breaking type-II WSM still remains elusive. In this article, we report transport evidence for a TRS-breaking type-II WSM observed in the intrinsic antiferromagnetic topological insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4} under magnetic fields. This state is manifested by the electronic structure transition caused by the spin-flop transition. The transition results in an intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and negative c-axis longitudinal magnetoresistance attributable to the chiral anomaly in the ferromagnetic phases of lightly hole-doped samples. Our results establish a promising platform for exploring the underlying physics of the long-sought, ideal TRS-breaking type-II WSM.
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author Seng Huat Lee
David Graf
Lujin Min
Yanglin Zhu
Hemian Yi
Samuel Ciocys
Yuanxi Wang
Eun Sang Choi
Rabindra Basnet
Arash Fereidouni
Aaron Wegner
Yi-Fan Zhao
Katrina Verlinde
Jingyang He
Ronald Redwing
V. Gopalan
Hugh O. H. Churchill
Alessandra Lanzara
Nitin Samarth
Cui-Zu Chang
Jin Hu
Z. Q. Mao
author_facet Seng Huat Lee
David Graf
Lujin Min
Yanglin Zhu
Hemian Yi
Samuel Ciocys
Yuanxi Wang
Eun Sang Choi
Rabindra Basnet
Arash Fereidouni
Aaron Wegner
Yi-Fan Zhao
Katrina Verlinde
Jingyang He
Ronald Redwing
V. Gopalan
Hugh O. H. Churchill
Alessandra Lanzara
Nitin Samarth
Cui-Zu Chang
Jin Hu
Z. Q. Mao
author_sort Seng Huat Lee
title Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
title_short Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
title_full Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
title_fullStr Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
title_full_unstemmed Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi_{1−x}Sb_{x})_{2}Te_{4}
title_sort evidence for a magnetic-field-induced ideal type-ii weyl state in antiferromagnetic topological insulator mn(bi_{1−x}sb_{x})_{2}te_{4}
publisher American Physical Society
publishDate 2021
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