Berry curvature engineering by gating two-dimensional antiferromagnets

Recent advances in tuning electronic, magnetic, and topological properties of two-dimensional (2D) magnets have opened a new frontier in the study of quantum physics and promised exciting possibilities for future quantum technologies. In this study, we find that the dual-gate technology can well tun...

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Hlavní autoři: Shiqiao Du, Peizhe Tang, Jiaheng Li, Zuzhang Lin, Yong Xu, Wenhui Duan, Angel Rubio
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: American Physical Society 2020-05-01
Edice:Physical Review Research
On-line přístup:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.022025
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Shrnutí:Recent advances in tuning electronic, magnetic, and topological properties of two-dimensional (2D) magnets have opened a new frontier in the study of quantum physics and promised exciting possibilities for future quantum technologies. In this study, we find that the dual-gate technology can well tune the electronic and topological properties of antiferromagnetic (AFM) even septuple-layer (SL) MnBi_{2}Te_{4} thin films. Under an out-of-plane electric field that breaks PT symmetry, the Berry curvature of the thin film could be engineered efficiently, resulting in a huge change of anomalous Hall (AH) signal. Beyond the critical electric field, the double-SL MnBi_{2}Te_{4} thin film becomes a Chern insulator with a high Chern number of 3. We further demonstrate that such 2D material can be used as an AFM switch via electric-field control of the AH signal. These discoveries inspire the design of low-power memory prototypes for future AFM spintronic applications.
ISSN:2643-1564