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Phys Rev Lett
; 116(16): 166601, 2016 Apr 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27152814
ABSTRACT
We propose a torsional response raised by a lattice dislocation in Weyl semimetals akin to a chiral magnetic effect; i.e., a fictitious magnetic field arising from a screw or edge dislocation induces a charge current. We demonstrate that, in sharp contrast to the usual chiral magnetic effect that vanishes in real solid state materials, the torsional chiral magnetic effect exists even for realistic lattice models, which implies the experimental detection of the effect via superconducting quantum interference device or nonlocal resistivity measurements in Weyl semimetal materials.