Magnonic Weyl states in Cu2OSeO3

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Contributors

  • L-C Zhang - , Jülich Research Centre, Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA), RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Y. A. Onykiienko - , Chair of Metal Physics (Author)
  • P. M. Buhl - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • Y. Tymoshenko - , Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics (Author)
  • P. Cermak - , Charles University Prague (Author)
  • A. Schneidewind - , Jülich Research Centre (Author)
  • J. R. Stewart - , Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Author)
  • A. Henschel - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • M. Schmidt - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • S. Bluegel - , Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) (Author)
  • D. S. Inosov - , Chair of Neutron Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (Author)
  • Y. Mokrousov - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)

Abstract

The multiferroic ferrimagnet Cu2OSeO3 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. EachWeyl 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.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number013063
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume2
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85084919569

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