Topological magnonics in the two-dimensional van der Waals magnet CrI3

Abstract

In this article, we calculate the magnon spectrum of Kitaev-Heisenberg magnets. This model has been recently proposed as a spin Hamiltonian to model ${\text{CrI}}_3$ and other two-dimensional magnets. It is a minimal spin Hamiltonian that includes a contribution stemming from a Heisenberg, isotropic exchange, and a contribution arising from a Kitaev interaction, anisotropic and frustrated exchange. Our calculations reveal the topological nature of the magnons and a gap that opens at the $K$ and $K^{\prime }$ points. These topological properties give rise to effects such as thermal Hall effect. In addition to the bulk properties, we calculate the magnon spectrum of nanoribbons illustrating the corresponding edge states.

arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures

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