Magnonic Weyl states in Cu_{2}OSeO_{3}

Autor: L.-C. Zhang, Y. A. Onykiienko, P. M. Buhl, Y. V. Tymoshenko, P. Čermák, A. Schneidewind, J. R. Stewart, A. Henschel, M. Schmidt, S. Blügel, D. S. Inosov, Y. Mokrousov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Physical Review Research, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 013063 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2643-1564
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013063
Popis: The multiferroic ferrimagnet Cu_{2}OSeO_{3} with a chiral crystal structure has attracted a lot of recent attention due to the emergence of a magnetic skyrmion order in this material. Here, the topological properties of its magnon excitations are systematically investigated by linear spin-wave theory and inelastic neutron scattering. When considering Heisenberg exchange interactions only, two degenerate Weyl magnon nodes with topological charges ±2 are observed at high-symmetry points. Each Weyl point splits into two as the symmetry of the system is further reduced by including into consideration the nearest-neighbor Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, crucial for obtaining an accurate fit to the experimental spin-wave spectrum. Also, one additional pair of Weyl points appears near the R point. The predicted topological properties are verified by surface state and Chern number analysis. Additionally, we predict that a measurable thermal Hall conductivity can be associated with the emergence of the Weyl points, the position and number of which can be tuned by modifying the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in the system.
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