Quantum Anomalous Layer Hall Effect in the Topological Magnet MnBi2Te4

Abstract

Recently, a type of Hall effect due to an unusual layer-locked Berry curvature called the layer Hall effect (LHE) has been reported in the even-layered two-dimensional antiferromagnetic (AFM) MnBi2Te4 [A. Gao et.al, Nature 595, 521 (2021)]. In this work, we report that the quantization of LHE, which we call the quantum anomalous layer Hall effect (QALHE), can be realized in MnBi2Te4. The QALHE originates from kicking a layer-locked Berry-curvature monopole out of the Fermi sea by a vertielectric cal field. Remarkably, we demonstrate that the electric-field reversal can switch the sign of the quantized Hall conductance of QALHE in the even-layered AFM phase. The QALHE can also be realized in the ferromagnetic phase. These results provide a promising way toward the electric engineering of the Berry curvature monopoles and quantized-layered transport in topological magnets.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures (+ supplementary materials 6 pages, 4 figures)

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