Time-reversal symmetry breaking type-II Weyl state in YbMnBi2
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Abstract
Spectroscopic detection of Dirac and Weyl fermions in real materials is vital for both, promising applications and fundamental bridge between high-energy and condensed-matter physics. While the presence of Dirac and noncentrosymmetric Weyl fermions is well established in many materials, the magnetic Weyl semimetals still escape direct experimental detection. In order to find a time-reversal symmetry breaking Weyl state we design two materials and present here experimental and theoretical evidence of realization of such a state in one of them, YbMnBi2. We model the time-reversal symmetry breaking observed by magnetization and magneto-optical microscopy measurements by canted antiferromagnetism and find a number of Weyl points. Using angle-resolved photoemission, we directly observe two pairs of Weyl points connected by the Fermi arcs. Our results not only provide a fundamental link between the two areas of physics, but also demonstrate the practical way to design novel materials with exotic properties.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 3424 |
Journal | Nature communications |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2019 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 31366883 |
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