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Title: Spin-Canting-Induced Band Reconstruction in the Dirac Material Ca 1 x Na x MnBi 2

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
  2. Max Planck Inst. for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden (Germany)
  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Chongqing Univ. (China)
  5. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  6. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, GD (China)
  7. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics (China); Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); South Bay Interdisciplinary Science Center, Dongguan, GD (China)

The ternary AMnBi2 (A is alkaline as well as rare-earth atom) materials provide an arena for investigating the interplay between low-dimensional magnetism of the antiferromagnetic MnBi layers and the electronic states in the intercalated Bi layers, which harbor relativistic fermions. We report on a comprehensive study of the optical properties and magnetic torque response of Ca1–xNaxMnBi2. Our findings give evidence for a spin canting occurring at Ts~50–100 K. Thus, with the support of first-principles calculations we establish a direct link between the spin canting and the reconstruction of the electronic band structure, having immediate implications for the spectral weight reshuffling in the optical response, signaling a partial gapping of the Fermi surface, and the dc transport properties below Ts.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1633595
Report Number(s):
BNL--216026-2020-JAAM
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 124; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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