Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals
Abstract
We study dynamical mass generation and the resultant helical spin orders in topological Dirac and Weyl semimetals, including the edge states of quantum spin Hall insulators, the surface states of weak topological insulators, and the bulk materials of Weyl semimetals. In particular, the helical spin textures of Weyl semimetals manifest the spin-momentum locking of Weyl fermions in a visible manner. We find the spin-wave fluctuations of the helical order carry electric charge density; therefore, the spin textures can be electrically controlled in a simple and predictable manner.
- Authors:
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- Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Inst. for Advanced Study
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics; Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Inst. for Advanced Study
- Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Inst. for Advanced Study; Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Contributing Org.:
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1326995
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1210098; OSTI ID: 1326996
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-16718
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; 11304175; DMR-1305677
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 115; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
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Sun, Xiao-Qi, Zhang, Shou-Cheng, and Wang, Zhong. Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802.
Sun, Xiao-Qi, Zhang, Shou-Cheng, & Wang, Zhong. Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802
Sun, Xiao-Qi, Zhang, Shou-Cheng, and Wang, Zhong. Fri .
"Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1326995.
@article{osti_1326995,
title = {Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals},
author = {Sun, Xiao-Qi and Zhang, Shou-Cheng and Wang, Zhong},
abstractNote = {We study dynamical mass generation and the resultant helical spin orders in topological Dirac and Weyl semimetals, including the edge states of quantum spin Hall insulators, the surface states of weak topological insulators, and the bulk materials of Weyl semimetals. In particular, the helical spin textures of Weyl semimetals manifest the spin-momentum locking of Weyl fermions in a visible manner. We find the spin-wave fluctuations of the helical order carry electric charge density; therefore, the spin textures can be electrically controlled in a simple and predictable manner.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 7,
volume = 115,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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