Quantum Transport and Magnetism of Dirac Electrons in Solids
arXiv:2208.07255 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.216601
Abstract
The relativistic Dirac equation covers the fundamentals of electronic phenomena in solids and as such it effectively describes the electronic states of the topological insulators like BiSe and BiTe. Topological insulators feature gapless surface states and, moreover, magnetic doping and resultant ferromagnetic ordering break time-reversal symmetry to realize quantum anomalous Hall and Chern insulators. Here we focus on the bulk and investigate the mutual coupling of electronic and magnetic properties of Dirac electrons. Without carrier doping, spiral magnetic orders cause a ferroelectric polarization through the spin-orbit coupling. In a doped metallic state, the anisotropic magnetoresistance arises without uniform magnetization. We find that electric current induces uniform magnetization and conversely an oscillating magnetic order induces electric current. Our model provides a coherent and unified description of all those phenomena. The mutual control of electric and magnetic properties demonstrates implementations of antiferromagnetic spintronics. We also discuss the stoichiometric magnetic topological insulator MnBiTe.
7+18 pages, 1+1 figures
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