Linear magneto-conductivity as a DC probe of time-reversal symmetry breaking
arXiv:2310.15631 · doi:10.1103/33ns-8gwj
Abstract
Several optical experiments have shown that in magnetic materials the principal axes of response tensors can rotate in a magnetic field. Here we offer a microscopic explanation of this effect, and propose a closely related DC transport phenomenon -- an off-diagonal \emph{symmetric} conductivity linear in a magnetic field, which we refer to as linear magneto-conductivity (LMC). Although LMC has the same functional dependence on magnetic field as the Hall effect, its origin is fundamentally different: LMC requires time-reversal symmetry to be broken even before a magnetic field is applied, and is therefore a sensitive probe of magnetism. We demonstrate LMC in three different ways: via a tight-binding toy model, density functional theory calculations on MnPSe, and a semiclassical calculation. The third approach additionally identifies two distinct mechanisms yielding LMC: momentum-dependent band magnetization and Berry curvature. Finally, we propose an experimental geometry suitable for detecting LMC, and demonstrate its applicability using Landauer-Büttiker simulations. Our results emphasize the importance of measuring the full conductivity tensor in magnetic materials, and introduce LMC as a new transport probe of symmetry.
arXiv comment6+8 pages, 4+3 figures
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