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Topological Magnons in Kitaev Magnets with Finite Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction at High Field |
| Kangkang Li* |
| Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China |
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Kangkang Li 2023 Chin. Phys. Lett. 40 027502 |
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Abstract There have been intensive studies on Kitaev materials for the sake of realization of exotic states such as quantum spin liquid and topological orders. In realistic materials, the Kitaev interaction may coexist with the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction, and it is of challenge to distinguish their magnitudes separately. Here, we study the topological magnon excitations and related thermal Hall conductivity of kagome magnet exhibiting Heisenberg, Kitaev and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interactions exposed to a magnetic field. In a strong magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the lattice ([111] direction) that brings the system into a fully polarized paramagnetic phase, we find that the magnon bands carry nontrivial Chern numbers in the full region of the phase diagram. Furthermore, there are phase transitions related to two topological phases with opposite Chern numbers, which lead to the sign changes of the thermal Hall conductivity. In the phase with negative thermal conductivity, the Kitaev interaction is relatively large and the width of the phase increases with the strength of Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction. Hence, the present study will contribute to the understanding of related compounds.
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Received: 23 November 2022
Published: 05 February 2023
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75.30.Ds
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(Spin waves)
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75.50.Dd
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(Nonmetallic ferromagnetic materials)
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75.70.Rf
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(Surface magnetism)
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75.90.+w
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(Other topics in magnetic properties and materials)
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