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Yang R, Corasaniti M, Le CC, Liao ZY, Wang AF, Du Q, Petrovic C, Qiu XG, Hu JP, Degiorgi L. Spin-Canting-Induced Band Reconstruction in the Dirac Material Ca_{1-x}Na_{x}MnBi_{2}. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:137201. [PMID: 32302196 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.137201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The ternary AMnBi_{2} (A is alkaline as well as rare-earth atom) materials provide an arena for investigating the interplay between low-dimensional magnetism of the antiferromagnetic MnBi layers and the electronic states in the intercalated Bi layers, which harbor relativistic fermions. Here, we report on a comprehensive study of the optical properties and magnetic torque response of Ca_{1-x}Na_{x}MnBi_{2}. Our findings give evidence for a spin canting occurring at T_{s}∼50-100 K. With the support of first-principles calculations we establish a direct link between the spin canting and the reconstruction of the electronic band structure, having immediate implications for the spectral weight reshuffling in the optical response, signaling a partial gapping of the Fermi surface, and the dc transport properties below T_{s}.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Yang
- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH-Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH-Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden 01187, Germany
| | - Z Y Liao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- South Bay Interdisciplinary Science Center, Dongguan, Guangdong Province 523808, China
| | - L Degiorgi
- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH-Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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