Temperature-Dependent and Magnetism-Controlled Fermi Surface Changes in Magnetic Weyl Semimetals

Abstract

The coupling between band structure and magnetism can lead to intricate Fermi surface modifications. Here we report on the comprehensive study of the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) effect in two rare-earth-based magnetic Weyl semimetals, NdAlSi and CeAlSi${}_{0.8}$Ge${}_{0.2}$. The results show that the temperature evolution of topologically nontrivial Fermi surfaces strongly depends on magnetic configurations. In NdAlSi, the SdH frequencies vary with temperature in both the paramagnetic state and the magnetically ordered state with a chiral spin texture, but become temperature independent in the high-field fully polarized state. In CeAlSi${}_{0.8}$Ge${}_{0.2}$, SdH frequencies are temperature-dependent only in the ferromagnetic state with magnetic fields applied along the $c$ axis. First-principles calculations suggest that the notable temperature and magnetic-configuration dependence of Fermi surface morphology can be attributed to strong exchange coupling between the conduction electrons and local magnetic moments.

8 pages, 5 figures

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