2018/09/24 by T. Nomura, X. -X. Zhang, S. Zherlitsyn +4 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.122.145901
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 145901 (2019) · 5 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2018/09/24 · arxiv updated 2019/04/17
Magnetochiral effect (MChE) of phonons, a nonreciprocal acoustic property arising due to the symmetry principles, is demonstrated in a chiral-lattice ferrimagnet Cu2OSeO3. Our high-resolution ultrasound experiments reveal that the sound velocity differs for parallel and antiparallel propagation with respect to the external magnetic field.The sign of the nonreciprocity depends on the chirality of the crystal in accordance with the selection rule of the MChE. The nonreciprocity is enhanced below the magnetic ordering temperature and at higher ultrasound frequencies, which is quantitatively explained by a proposed magnon-phonon hybridization mechanism.