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Wu W, Shi Z, Ozerov M, Du Y, Wang Y, Ni XS, Meng X, Jiang X, Wang G, Hao C, Wang X, Zhang P, Pan C, Pan H, Sun Z, Yang R, Xu Y, Hou Y, Yan Z, Zhang C, Lu HZ, Chu J, Yuan X. The discovery of three-dimensional Van Hove singularity. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2313. [PMID: 38485978 PMCID: PMC10940667 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46626-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Arising from the extreme/saddle point in electronic bands, Van Hove singularity (VHS) manifests divergent density of states (DOS) and induces various new states of matter such as unconventional superconductivity. VHS is believed to exist in one and two dimensions, but rarely found in three dimension (3D). Here, we report the discovery of 3D VHS in a topological magnet EuCd2As2 by magneto-infrared spectroscopy. External magnetic fields effectively control the exchange interaction in EuCd2As2, and shift 3D Weyl bands continuously, leading to the modification of Fermi velocity and energy dispersion. Above the critical field, the 3D VHS forms and is evidenced by the abrupt emergence of inter-band transitions, which can be quantitatively described by the minimal model of Weyl semimetals. Three additional optical transitions are further predicted theoretically and verified in magneto-near-infrared spectra. Our results pave the way to exploring VHS in 3D systems and uncovering the coordination between electronic correlation and the topological phase.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenbin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center of Brain-Inspired Intelligent Materials and Devices, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Institute for Nanoelectronic Devices and Quantum Computing, Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- Multifunctional Platform for Innovation Precision Machining Center, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, 211189, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Institute for Nanoelectronic Devices and Quantum Computing, Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, China
- Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center, Fudan University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China.
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Center of Brain-Inspired Intelligent Materials and Devices, East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China.
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Mazzola F, Brzezicki W, Mercaldo MT, Guarino A, Bigi C, Miwa JA, De Fazio D, Crepaldi A, Fujii J, Rossi G, Orgiani P, Chaluvadi SK, Chalil SP, Panaccione G, Jana A, Polewczyk V, Vobornik I, Kim C, Miletto-Granozio F, Fittipaldi R, Ortix C, Cuoco M, Vecchione A. Signatures of a surface spin-orbital chiral metal. Nature 2024; 626:752-758. [PMID: 38326617 PMCID: PMC10881390 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07033-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
The relation between crystal symmetries, electron correlations and electronic structure steers the formation of a large array of unconventional phases of matter, including magneto-electric loop currents and chiral magnetism1-6. The detection of such hidden orders is an important goal in condensed-matter physics. However, until now, non-standard forms of magnetism with chiral electronic ordering have been difficult to detect experimentally7. Here we develop a theory for symmetry-broken chiral ground states and propose a methodology based on circularly polarized, spin-selective, angular-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy to study them. We use the archetypal quantum material Sr2RuO4 and reveal spectroscopic signatures that, despite being subtle, can be reconciled with the formation of spin-orbital chiral currents at the surface of the material8-10. As we shed light on these chiral regimes, our findings pave the way for a deeper understanding of ordering phenomena and unconventional magnetism.
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- Federico Mazzola
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy.
- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy.
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- International Centre for Interfacing Magnetism and Superconductivity with Topological Matter, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Istituto SPIN, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello", Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Istituto SPIN, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Fisciano, Italy.
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Abarca Morales E, Siemann GR, Zivanovic A, Murgatroyd PAE, Marković I, Edwards B, Hooley CA, Sokolov DA, Kikugawa N, Cacho C, Watson MD, Kim TK, Hicks CW, Mackenzie AP, King PDC. Hierarchy of Lifshitz Transitions in the Surface Electronic Structure of Sr_{2}RuO_{4} under Uniaxial Compression. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:096401. [PMID: 36930931 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.096401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
We report the evolution of the electronic structure at the surface of the layered perovskite Sr_{2}RuO_{4} under large in-plane uniaxial compression, leading to anisotropic B_{1g} strains of ϵ_{xx}-ϵ_{yy}=-0.9±0.1%. From angle-resolved photoemission, we show how this drives a sequence of Lifshitz transitions, reshaping the low-energy electronic structure and the rich spectrum of van Hove singularities that the surface layer of Sr_{2}RuO_{4} hosts. From comparison to tight-binding modeling, we find that the strain is accommodated predominantly by bond-length changes rather than modifications of octahedral tilt and rotation angles. Our study sheds new light on the nature of structural distortions at oxide surfaces, and how targeted control of these can be used to tune density of state singularities to the Fermi level, in turn paving the way to the possible realization of rich collective states at the Sr_{2}RuO_{4} surface.
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- Edgar Abarca Morales
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, Japan
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 ODE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 ODE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 ODE, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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Marques CA, Rhodes LC, Benedičič I, Naritsuka M, Naden AB, Li Z, Komarek AC, Mackenzie AP, Wahl P. Atomic-scale imaging of emergent order at a magnetic field-induced Lifshitz transition. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo7757. [PMID: 36179031 PMCID: PMC9524824 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo7757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The phenomenology and radical changes seen in material properties traversing a quantum phase transition have captivated condensed matter research over the past decades. Strong electronic correlations lead to exotic electronic ground states, including magnetic order, nematicity, and unconventional superconductivity. Providing a microscopic model for these requires detailed knowledge of the electronic structure in the vicinity of the Fermi energy, promising a complete understanding of the physics of the quantum critical point. Here, we demonstrate such a measurement at the surface of Sr3Ru2O7. Our results show that, even in zero field, the electronic structure is strongly C2 symmetric and that a magnetic field drives a Lifshitz transition and induces a charge-stripe order. We track the changes of the electronic structure as a function of field via quasiparticle interference imaging at ultralow temperatures. Our results provide a complete microscopic picture of the field-induced changes of the electronic structure across the Lifshitz transition.
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- Carolina A. Marques
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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