TY - JOUR
T1 - Tunable band topology and optical conductivity in altermagnets
AU - Rao, Peng
AU - Mook, Alexander
AU - Knolle, Johannes
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - We study two-dimensional d-wave altermagnetic metals, taking into account the presence of substrate-induced Rashba spin-orbit coupling. We consider the altermagnet band structure using a 2D band Hamiltonian near the Γ point under external magnetic field. It is shown that time-reversal-symmetry breaking due to altermagnetism, together with Rashba coupling and external magnetic field, can result in nontrivial band topology. The topological phases can be tuned by magnetic field strength and directions, and are classified by their Chern numbers. Furthermore, we investigate the charge response by computing the full optical conductivity tensor with and without magnetic field. In particular, we focus on magneto-optical responses, which are the finite-frequency analog of the Berry curvature-induced anomalous Hall conductivity. Finally, using experimentally realistic parameters for RuO2, we estimate the Faraday angle in the absence of magnetic fields.
AB - We study two-dimensional d-wave altermagnetic metals, taking into account the presence of substrate-induced Rashba spin-orbit coupling. We consider the altermagnet band structure using a 2D band Hamiltonian near the Γ point under external magnetic field. It is shown that time-reversal-symmetry breaking due to altermagnetism, together with Rashba coupling and external magnetic field, can result in nontrivial band topology. The topological phases can be tuned by magnetic field strength and directions, and are classified by their Chern numbers. Furthermore, we investigate the charge response by computing the full optical conductivity tensor with and without magnetic field. In particular, we focus on magneto-optical responses, which are the finite-frequency analog of the Berry curvature-induced anomalous Hall conductivity. Finally, using experimentally realistic parameters for RuO2, we estimate the Faraday angle in the absence of magnetic fields.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.110.024425
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.110.024425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85198907393
SN - 2469-9950
VL - 110
JO - Physical Review B
JF - Physical Review B
IS - 2
M1 - 024425
ER -