Phonon magnetochiral effect

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Contributors

  • T. Nomura - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • X. X. Zhang - , The University of Tokyo, University of British Columbia (Author)
  • S. Zherlitsyn - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • J. Wosnitza - , Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Y. Tokura - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Author)
  • N. Nagaosa - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Author)
  • S. Seki - , The University of Tokyo, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (Author)

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

Original languageEnglish
Article number145901
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume122
Issue number14
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 31050445

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