Prediction and observation of an antiferromagnetic topological insulator

MM Otrokov, II Klimovskikh, H Bentmann, D Estyunin… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Magnetic topological insulators are narrow-gap semiconductor materials that combine non-
trivial band topology and magnetic order. Unlike their nonmagnetic counterparts, magnetic …

Unique Thickness-Dependent Properties of the van der Waals Interlayer Antiferromagnet Films

MM Otrokov, IP Rusinov, M Blanco-Rey, M Hoffmann… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
Using density functional theory and Monte Carlo calculations, we study the thickness
dependence of the magnetic and electronic properties of a van der Waals interlayer …

Edge states in topological magnon insulators

A Mook, J Henk, I Mertig - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
For magnons, the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction accounts for spin-orbit interaction and
causes a nontrivial topology that allows for topological magnon insulators. In this theoretical …

Antiferromagnetic skyrmion crystals: Generation, topological Hall, and topological spin Hall effect

B Göbel, A Mook, J Henk, I Mertig - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Skyrmions are topologically nontrivial, magnetic quasiparticles that are characterized by a
topological charge. A regular array of skyrmions, a skyrmion crystal (SkX), features the …

Tunable magnon Weyl points in ferromagnetic pyrochlores

A Mook, J Henk, I Mertig - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
The dispersion relations of magnons in ferromagnetic pyrochlores with Dzyaloshinskii-
Moriya interaction are shown to possess Weyl points, ie, pairs of topologically nontrivial …

Angle, spin, and depth resolved photoelectron spectroscopy on quantum materials

PDC King, S Picozzi, RG Egdell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The role of X-ray based electron spectroscopies in determining chemical, electronic, and
magnetic properties of solids has been well-known for several decades. A powerful …

Layer-dependent quantum cooperation of electron and hole states in the anomalous semimetal WTe2

PK Das, D Di Sante, I Vobornik, J Fujii, T Okuda… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The behaviour of electrons and holes in a crystal lattice is a fundamental quantum
phenomenon, accounting for a rich variety of material properties. Boosted by the remarkable …

Pressure-induced topological phase transitions in rocksalt chalcogenides

P Barone, T Rauch, D Di Sante, J Henk, I Mertig… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
By means of a comprehensive theoretical investigation, we show that external pressure can
induce topological phase transitions in IV–VI semiconducting chalcogenides with a rocksalt …

Topologically Nontrivial Phase-Change Compound GeSb2Te4

M Nurmamat, K Okamoto, S Zhu, TV Menshchikova… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide phase-change materials show strikingly contrasting optical and electrical
properties, which has led to their extensive implementation in various memory devices. By …

Magnon nodal-line semimetals and drumhead surface states in anisotropic pyrochlore ferromagnets

A Mook, J Henk, I Mertig - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
We introduce a type of topological magnon matter: the magnonic pendant to electronic nodal-
line semimetals. Magnon spectra of anisotropic pyrochlore ferromagnets feature twofold …