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Axion optical induction of antiferromagnetic order.
Qiu, Jian-Xiang; Tzschaschel, Christian; Ahn, Junyeong; Gao, Anyuan; Li, Houchen; Zhang, Xin-Yue; Ghosh, Barun; Hu, Chaowei; Wang, Yu-Xuan; Liu, Yu-Fei; Bérubé, Damien; Dinh, Thao; Gong, Zhenhao; Lien, Shang-Wei; Ho, Sheng-Chin; Singh, Bahadur; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Bell, David C; Lu, Hai-Zhou; Bansil, Arun; Lin, Hsin; Chang, Tay-Rong; Zhou, Brian B; Ma, Qiong; Vishwanath, Ashvin; Ni, Ni; Xu, Su-Yang.
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  • Qiu JX; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Tzschaschel C; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ahn J; Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Gao A; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Li H; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Zhang XY; Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
  • Ghosh B; Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Hu C; Department of Physics and Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Wang YX; Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
  • Liu YF; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Bérubé D; Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Dinh T; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Gong Z; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Lien SW; Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ho SC; Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
  • Singh B; Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong), Shenzhen, China.
  • Watanabe K; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Quantum Science and Engineering, Shenzhen, China.
  • Taniguchi T; International Quantum Academy, Shenzhen, China.
  • Bell DC; Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Lu HZ; Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research and Technology (QFort), Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Bansil A; Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Lin H; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Chang TR; Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
  • Zhou BB; Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan.
  • Ma Q; International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan.
  • Vishwanath A; Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ni N; Center for Nanoscale Systems, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Xu SY; Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
Nat Mater ; 22(5): 583-590, 2023 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36894774
ABSTRACT
Using circularly polarized light to control quantum matter is a highly intriguing topic in physics, chemistry and biology. Previous studies have demonstrated helicity-dependent optical control of chirality and magnetization, with important implications in asymmetric synthesis in chemistry; homochirality in biomolecules; and ferromagnetic spintronics. We report the surprising observation of helicity-dependent optical control of fully compensated antiferromagnetic order in two-dimensional even-layered MnBi2Te4, a topological axion insulator with neither chirality nor magnetization. To understand this control, we study an antiferromagnetic circular dichroism, which appears only in reflection but is absent in transmission. We show that the optical control and circular dichroism both arise from the optical axion electrodynamics. Our axion induction provides the possibility to optically control a family of [Formula see text]-symmetric antiferromagnets ([Formula see text], inversion; [Formula see text], time-reversal) such as Cr2O3, even-layered CrI3 and possibly the pseudo-gap state in cuprates. In MnBi2Te4, this further opens the door for optical writing of a dissipationless circuit formed by topological edge states.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Nat Mater Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / QUIMICA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Nat Mater Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / QUIMICA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos