Large anomalous Hall current induced by topological nodal lines in a ferromagnetic van der Waals semimetal
2018
Topological
semimetalshost electronic structures with several band-contact points or lines and are generally expected to exhibit strong topological responses. Up to now, most work has been limited to non-magnetic materials and the interplay between topology and magnetism in this class of quantum materials has been largely unexplored. Here we utilize theoretical calculations, magnetotransport and
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopyto propose Fe3GeTe2, a van der Waals material, as a candidate ferromagnetic (FM) nodal line
semimetal. We find that the spin degree of freedom is fully quenched by the large FM polarization, but the line degeneracy is protected by crystalline symmetries that connect two orbitals in adjacent layers. This orbital-driven nodal line is tunable by spin orientation due to spin–orbit coupling and produces a large Berry curvature, which leads to a large anomalous Hall current, angle and factor. These results demonstrate that FM topological
semimetalshold significant potential for spin- and orbital-dependent electronic functionalities.
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