Phonon magnetochiral effect

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Beitragende

  • T. Nomura - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • X. X. Zhang - , The University of Tokyo, University of British Columbia (Autor:in)
  • S. Zherlitsyn - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • J. Wosnitza - , Professur für Physik in hohen Magnetfeldern (gB/HZDR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Y. Tokura - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Autor:in)
  • N. Nagaosa - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Autor:in)
  • S. Seki - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Autor:in)

Abstract

The magnetochiral effect (MCE) of phonons, a nonreciprocal acoustic propagation arising due to symmetry principles, is demonstrated in the 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 MCE. 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.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer145901
FachzeitschriftPhysical review letters
Jahrgang122
Ausgabenummer14
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 10 Apr. 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 31050445

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