Quantum metric nonlinear Hall effect in a topological antiferromagnetic heterostructure

Abstract

Quantum geometry in condensed-matter physics has two components: the real part quantum metric and the imaginary part Berry curvature. Whereas the effects of Berry curvature have been observed through phenomena such as the quantum Hall effect in two-dimensional electron gases and the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in ferromagnets, the quantum metric has rarely been explored. Here, we report a nonlinear Hall effect induced by the quantum metric dipole by interfacing even-layered MnBi 2 Te 4 with black phosphorus. The quantum metric nonlinear Hall effect switches direction upon reversing the antiferromagnetic (AFM) spins and exhibits distinct scaling that is independent of the scattering time. Our results open the door to discovering quantum metric responses predicted theoretically and pave the way for applications that bridge nonlinear electronics with AFM spintronics.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 14, 2023
Source ID
10.1126/science.adf1506

Entities

People

  • Anyuan Gao
  • Arun Bansil
  • Bahadur Singh
  • Barun Ghosh
  • Chaowei Hu
  • Christian Tzschaschel
  • Chunhui Du
  • D C Bell
  • Damien Bérubé
  • Houchen Li
  • Hsin Lin
  • Hung-Ju Tien
  • Jian-Xiang Qiu
  • Kenji Watanabe
  • Liang Fu
  • Mengqi Huang
  • Ni Ni
  • Peter P Orth
  • Qiong Ma
  • Shang-wei Lien
  • Shaowen Chen
  • Sheng-chin Ho
  • Su-Yang Xu
  • Takashi Taniguchi
  • Tay-Rong Chang
  • Thao Dinh
  • Thaís V. Trevisan
  • Tiema Qian
  • Yu-fei Liu
  • Yugo Onishi
  • Zhe Sun

Organizations

  • Academia Sinica
  • Ames National Laboratory
  • Boston College
  • Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
  • Harvard University
  • Iowa State University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Center for theoretical Sciences
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • National Institute for Materials Science
  • Northeastern University
  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing