Intrinsic axion insulating behavior in antiferromagnetic MnBi6Te10

Jo, Na Hyun; Wang, Lin-Lin; Slager, Robert-Jan; Yan, Jiaqiang; Wu, Yun; Lee, Kyungchan; Schrunk, Benjamin; Vishwanath, Ashvin; Kaminski, Adam

doi:10.1103/physrevb.102.045130

Intrinsic axion insulating behavior in antiferromagnetic MnBi₆Te₁₀

Journal Article · Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.102.045130· OSTI ID:1639097

Jo, Na Hyun ^[1]; ^[2]; Slager, Robert-Jan ^[3]; ^[4]; Wu, Yun ^[1]; Lee, Kyungchan ^[1]; ^[1]; Vishwanath, Ashvin ^[3]; Kaminski, Adam ^[1]

Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

A striking feature of time-reversal symmetry (TRS) protected topological insulators (TIs) is that they are characterized by a half integer quantum Hall effect on the boundary when the surface states are gapped by time-reversal breaking perturbations. While TRS-protected TIs have become increasingly under control, magnetic analogs are still a largely unexplored territory with novel rich structures. In particular, magnetic topological insulators can also host a quantized axion term in the presence of lattice symmetries. Since these symmetries are naturally broken on the boundary, the surface states can develop a gap without external manipulation. In this work, we combine theoretical analysis, density-functional calculations and experimental evidence to reveal intrinsic axion insulating behavior in MnBi₆Te₁₀. Additionally, the quantized axion term arises from the simplest possible mechanism in the antiferromagnetic regime where it is protected by inversion symmetry and the product of a fractional translation and TRS. The anticipated gapping of the Dirac surface state at the edge is subsequently experimentally established using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). As a result, this system provides the magnetic analog of the simplest TRS-protected TI with a single, gapped Dirac cone at the surface.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Natural Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1639097

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1648861

Report Number(s):: IS-J--10,269

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 102; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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