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Anomalous Hall effect and topological defects in antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetals: MnSn/Ge

arXiv:1703.08910 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.087202

Abstract

We theoretically study the interplay between bulk Weyl electrons and magnetic topological defects, including magnetic domains, domain walls, and vortex lines, in the antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetals \mnsn\ and MnGe with negative vector chirality. We argue that these materials possess a hierarchy of energies scales which allows a description of the spin structure and spin dynamics using a XY model with anisotropy. We propose a dynamical equation of motion for the XY order parameter, which implies the presence of vortex lines, the double-domain pattern in the presence of magnetic fields, and the ability to control domains with current. We also introduce a minimal electronic model which allows efficient calculation of the electronic structure in the antiferromagnetic configuration, unveiling Fermi arcs at domain walls, and sharp quasi-bound states at vortices. Moreover, we have shown how these materials may allow electronic-based imaging of antiferromagnetic microstructure, and propose a possible device based on domain-dependent anomalous Hall effect.

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