Evolution of the Chern Gap in Kagome Magnet HoMn<sub>6</sub>Sn<sub>6−x</sub>Ge<sub>x</sub>

The Chern gap is a unique topological feature that can host non-abelian particles. The Kagome lattice hosts Chern fermions. Upon the inclusion of magnetism, the Kagome system hosts a Chern gap at the K points in the lattice. In this work, the effect of Ge doping on HoMn<inline-formula><math...

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Main Author: Christopher Sims
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Condensed Matter
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/7/2/40
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Summary:The Chern gap is a unique topological feature that can host non-abelian particles. The Kagome lattice hosts Chern fermions. Upon the inclusion of magnetism, the Kagome system hosts a Chern gap at the K points in the lattice. In this work, the effect of Ge doping on HoMn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> is investigated. It is seen that with increased doping, a multi-stack Chern gap in formed in HoMn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Ge<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mi>x</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>. In addition, the Chern gaps are much more pronounced and disperse more in energy in HoMn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Ge<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> then in HoMn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>.
ISSN:2410-3896