Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy

The magnon band topology due to the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) and its relevant topological thermal Hall effect has been extensively studied in kagome lattice magnets. In this theoretical investigation, we report a new mechanism for phase transitions between topological phases of magnon...

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Main Authors: Fengjun Zhuo, Hang Li, Aurélien Manchon
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac51a8
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description The magnon band topology due to the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) and its relevant topological thermal Hall effect has been extensively studied in kagome lattice magnets. In this theoretical investigation, we report a new mechanism for phase transitions between topological phases of magnons in kagome ferromagnets by tuning the anisotropic nearest-neighbor ferromagnetic interaction and DMI. Using the linear spin-wave theory, we calculate the Chern number and thermal Hall conductivity of magnons in low temperature regime. We show the magnon band structures and magnonic edge states in each topological phase. From the topological phase diagram, we find a sign reversal of the thermal Hall conductivity upon tuning the modulation factors. We explicitly demonstrate the correspondence of thermal Hall conductivity with the propagation direction of the magnonic edge states. Finally, we discuss candidate materials as experimental realizations of our theoretical model.
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spelling doaj.art-83fa0f7df08340a3ac4231291c93e79b2023-08-09T14:18:00ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302022-01-0124202303310.1088/1367-2630/ac51a8Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropyFengjun Zhuo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-6329Hang Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-7780Aurélien Manchon2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4768-293XPhysical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Henan University , Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaAix-Marseille Université , CNRS, CINAM, Marseille, FranceThe magnon band topology due to the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) and its relevant topological thermal Hall effect has been extensively studied in kagome lattice magnets. In this theoretical investigation, we report a new mechanism for phase transitions between topological phases of magnons in kagome ferromagnets by tuning the anisotropic nearest-neighbor ferromagnetic interaction and DMI. Using the linear spin-wave theory, we calculate the Chern number and thermal Hall conductivity of magnons in low temperature regime. We show the magnon band structures and magnonic edge states in each topological phase. From the topological phase diagram, we find a sign reversal of the thermal Hall conductivity upon tuning the modulation factors. We explicitly demonstrate the correspondence of thermal Hall conductivity with the propagation direction of the magnonic edge states. Finally, we discuss candidate materials as experimental realizations of our theoretical model.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac51a8magnetismtopological materialsthermal Hall effectmagnonskagome latticetopological phase transition
spellingShingle Fengjun Zhuo
Hang Li
Aurélien Manchon
Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
New Journal of Physics
magnetism
topological materials
thermal Hall effect
magnons
kagome lattice
topological phase transition
title Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
title_full Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
title_fullStr Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
title_full_unstemmed Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
title_short Topological thermal Hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
title_sort topological thermal hall effect and magnonic edge states in kagome ferromagnets with bond anisotropy
topic magnetism
topological materials
thermal Hall effect
magnons
kagome lattice
topological phase transition
url https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac51a8
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