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Interaction-Induced Topological Phase Transition in Magnetic Weyl Semimetals

2024/12/22 by Konstantinos Sourounis, Aurélien Manchon, Sourounis, Konstantinos +1 · 1 citation
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials #Magnetic properties of thin films #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Topological Materials and Phenomena

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.17044

openalex publication_date 2024/12/22 · openalex created_date 2024/12/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Despite the tremendous interest raised by the recent realization of magnetic Weyl semimetals and the observation of giant anomalous Hall signals, most of the theories used to interpret experimental data overlook the influence of magnetic fluctuations, which are ubiquitous in such materials and can massively impact topological and transport properties. In this work, we predict that in such magnetic topological systems, the interaction between electrons and magnons substantially destabilizes the Weyl nodes, leading to a topological phase transition below the Curie temperature. Remarkably, the sensitivity of the Weyl nodes to electron-magnon interaction depends on their spin chirality. We find that Weyl nodes with a trivial chirality are more sensitive to electron-magnon interactions than Weyl nodes presenting an inverted chirality, demonstrating the resilience of the latter compared to the former. Our results open perspectives for the interpretation of the transport signatures of Weyl semimetals, especially close to the Curie temperature.

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