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arXiv 2005.14074cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.mtrl-sci
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利用非局域表面输运识别轴子绝缘体

Using nonlocal surface transport to identify the axion insulator

Rui Chen, Shuai Li, Hai-Peng Sun, Qihang Liu, Yue Zhao, Hai-Zhou Lu, X. C. Xie

摘要:

轴子是一种假想的粒子,但在实验中未被探测到。最近,反铁磁拓扑绝缘体MnBi $_2$ Te $_4$已被预测为宿主的轴子绝缘体,但实验证据仍然难以捉摸。具体地说,轴子绝缘体被认为携带着“半量子化”的手性电流,在其顶面和底面上反平行运行。然而,精确测量半量化是具有挑战性的。在这里,我们提出了一个非局域表面输运装置,其中的轴子绝缘体可以区分正常的绝缘体没有一个精确的测量的半量子化。更重要的是,我们表明,非局部表面输运,作为一个定性的测量,是强大的,在现实情况下,当无间隙的侧面和混乱来发挥作用。此外,厚电极可用于MnBi $_2$ Te $_4$厚膜器件中,增强了表面测量的可行性。这对在拓扑物质中寻找轴子绝缘体和轴子具有重要的意义。

英文摘要:

The axion is a hypothetical but experimentally undetected particle. Recently, the antiferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ has been predicted to host the axion insulator, but the experimental evidence remains elusive. Specifically, the axion insulator is believed to carry "half-quantized" chiral currents running antiparallel on its top and bottom surfaces. However, it is challenging to measure precisely the half-quantization. Here, we propose a nonlocal surface transport device, in which the axion insulator can be distinguished from normal insulators without a precise measurement of the half-quantization. More importantly, we show that the nonlocal surface transport, as a qualitative measurement, is robust in realistic situations when the gapless side surfaces and disorder come to play. Moreover, thick electrodes can be used in the device of MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ thick films, enhancing the feasibility of the surface measurements. This proposal will be insightful for the search of the axion insulator and axion in topological matter.

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