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Unconventional Transverse Transport above and below the Magnetic Transition Temperature in Weyl Semimetal EuCd2As2

Authors :
Johan Chang
Titus Neupert
Changjiang Yi
Apoorv Tiwari
Junzhang Ma
Simin Nie
Yong Shi
Ming Shi
Y. Xu
L. Das
Marisa Medarde
Tian Shang
Stepan S. Tsirkin
Source :
Physical Review Letters. 126
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS), 2021.

Abstract

As exemplified by the growing interest in the quantum anomalous Hall effect, the research on topology as an organizing principle of quantum matter is greatly enriched from the interplay with magnetism. In this vein, we present a combined electrical and thermoelectrical transport study on the magnetic Weyl semimetal ${\mathrm{EuCd}}_{2}{\mathrm{As}}_{2}$. Unconventional contribution to the anomalous Hall and anomalous Nernst effects were observed both above and below the magnetic transition temperature of ${\mathrm{EuCd}}_{2}{\mathrm{As}}_{2}$, indicating the existence of significant Berry curvature. ${\mathrm{EuCd}}_{2}{\mathrm{As}}_{2}$ represents a rare case in which this unconventional transverse transport emerges both above and below the magnetic transition temperature in the same material. The transport properties evolve with temperature and field in the antiferromagnetic phase in a different manner than in the paramagnetic phase, suggesting different mechanisms to their origin. Our results indicate ${\mathrm{EuCd}}_{2}{\mathrm{As}}_{2}$ is a fertile playground for investigating the interplay between magnetism and topology, and potentially a plethora of topologically nontrivial phases rooted in this interplay.

Details

ISSN :
10797114 and 00319007
Volume :
126
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical Review Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........01c542791017e920a1489ef786b4e666