Magnon Interference Tunneling Spectroscopy as a Probe of 2D Magnetism

Abstract

Probing two-dimensional single-layer quantum magnets remains a significant challenge. In this letter, we propose exploiting tunneling spectroscopy in the presence of magnetic impurities to obtain information about the magnon dispersion relations in analogy to quasiparticle interference in non-magnetic materials. We show this technique can be used to establish the dispersion relations even for frustrated magnets, where the presence of an impurity generally leads to a nontrivial spin texture. Finally, we consider the problem of establishing Chern magnon bands in 2D magnets showing how tuneable impurities allow probing the nature of the surface states.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures (main) + 20 pages, 11 figures (supplement)

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