Intrinsic axion insulating behavior in antiferromagnetic MnBi${}_6$Te${}_{10}$

Abstract

A striking feature of time reversal symmetry (TRS) protected topological insulators (TIs) is that they are characterized by a half integer quantum Hall effect on the boundary when the surface states are gapped by time reversal breaking perturbations. While time reversal symmetry (TRS) protected TIs have become increasingly under control, magnetic analogs are still largely unexplored territories with novel rich structures. In particular, topological magnetic insulators can also host a quantized axion term in the presence of lattice symmetries. Since these symmetries are naturally broken on the boundary, the surface states can develop a gap without external manipulation. In this work, we combine theoretical analysis, density functional calculations and experimental evidence to reveal intrinsic axion insulating behavior in MnBi6Te10. The quantized axion term arises from the simplest possible mechanism in the antiferromagnetic regime where it is protected by inversion symmetry and a fractional translation symmetry. The anticipated gapping of the Dirac surface state at the edge is subsequently experimentally established using Angle Resolved Spectroscopy. As a result, this system provides the magnetic analogue of the simplest TRS protected TI with a single, gapped Dirac cone at the surface.

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