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Spontaneous Ferromagnetism Induced Topological Transition in EuB6

Authors :
W. L. Liu
X. Zhang
S. M. Nie
Z. T. Liu
X. Y. Sun
H. Y. Wang
J. Y. Ding
Q. Jiang
L. Sun
F. H. Xue
Z. Huang
H. Su
Y. C. Yang
Z. C. Jiang
X. L. Lu
J. Yuan
Soohyun Cho
J. S. Liu
Z. H. Liu
M. Ye
S. L. Zhang
H. M. Weng
Z. Liu
Y. F. Guo
Z. J. Wang
D. W. Shen
Source :
Physical Review Letters. 129
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS), 2022.

Abstract

The interplay between various symmetries and electronic bands topology is one of the core issues for topological quantum materials. Spontaneous magnetism, which leads to the breaking of time-reversal symmetry, has been proven to be a powerful approach to trigger various exotic topological phases. In this Letter, utilizing the combination of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, magneto-optical Kerr effect microscopy, and first-principles calculations, we present the direct evidence on the realization of the long-sought spontaneous ferromagnetism induced topological transition in soft ferromagnetic EuB_{6}. Explicitly, we reveal the topological transition is from Z_{2}=1 topological insulator in paramagnetic state to χ=1 magnetic topological semimetal in low temperature ferromagnetic state. Our results demonstrate that the simple band structure near the Fermi level and rich topological phases make EuB_{6} an ideal platform to study the topological phase physics.

Subjects

Subjects :
General Physics and Astronomy

Details

ISSN :
10797114 and 00319007
Volume :
129
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical Review Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8b74cd4fceb8ff35d9cad2082b1adfa9