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Magnetic topological kagome systems

Julian Legendre
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Karyn Le Hur
Karyn Le Hur

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The recently discovered material Co$_3$Sn$_2$S$_2$ shows an impressive behavior of the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) conductivity driven by the interplay between ferromagnetism in the $z$ direction and antiferromagnetism in the $xy$ plane. Motivated by these facts, first we build and study a spin-1/2 model to describe the magnetism of Co-atoms on the Kagome planes. Then, we include conduction electrons which are coupled to the spins-1/2 through a strong Hund's coupling. The spin-orbit coupling results in topological low-energy bands. For 2/3 on-site occupancy, we find a topological transition from a QAH ferromagnetic insulating phase with Chern number one to a quantum spin Hall (QSH) antiferromagnetic phase. The QAH phase is metallic when slightly changing the on-site occupancy. To account for temperature effects, we include fluctuations in the direction of the Hund's coupling. We show how the Hall conductivity can now smoothly evolve when spins develop a $120^o$ antiferromagnetism in the $xy$ plane and can synchronize with the ferromagnetic fraction.

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hal-02705198 , version 1 (01-06-2020)

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Julian Legendre, Karyn Le Hur, Karyn Le Hur. Magnetic topological kagome systems. Physical Review Research, 2020, 2 (2), ⟨10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.022043⟩. ⟨hal-02705198⟩
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