Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals

Sun, Xiao-Qi; Zhang, Shou-Cheng; Wang, Zhong

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802

Title: Helical Spin Order from Topological Dirac and Weyl Semimetals

Journal Article · Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.076802· OSTI ID:1326995

Sun, Xiao-Qi ^[1]; Zhang, Shou-Cheng ^[2]; Wang, Zhong ^[3]

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)

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.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)

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

Contributing Organization:: Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; 11304175; DMR-1305677

OSTI ID:: 1326995

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1210098; OSTI ID: 1326996

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB-16718

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 115, Issue 7; ISSN 0031-9007

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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