GdN thin film: Chern insulating state on square lattice
Using first-principles calculations, we predict a Chern insulating phase in thin films of the ferromagnetic semimetal GdN. In contrast to previously proposed Chern insulator candidates, which mostly rely on honeycomb lattices, this system affords a great chance to realize the quantum anomalous Hall...
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| स्वरूप: | Journal Article |
| भाषा: | English |
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2016
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| ऑनलाइन पहुंच: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81734 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39647 |
| सारांश: | Using first-principles calculations, we predict a Chern insulating phase in thin films of the ferromagnetic semimetal GdN. In contrast to previously proposed Chern insulator candidates, which mostly rely on honeycomb lattices, this system affords a great chance to realize the quantum anomalous Hall effect on a square lattice without either a magnetic substrate or transition metal doping, making synthesis easier. The band inversion between the 5d orbitals of Gd and 2p orbitals of N is verified by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, and the band gap can be as large as 100 meV within the GdN trilayer. With a further increase of film thickness, the band gap tends to close and the metallic bulk property becomes obvious. |
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