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Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn (Bi1-xSbx)2Te4

  • Seng Huat Lee
  • , David Graf
  • , Lujin Min
  • , Yanglin Zhu
  • , Hemian Yi
  • , Samuel Ciocys
  • , Yuanxi Wang
  • , Eun Sang Choi
  • , Rabindra Basnet
  • , Arash Fereidouni
  • , Aaron Wegner
  • , Yi Fan Zhao
  • , Katrina Verlinde
  • , Jingyang He
  • , Ronald Redwing
  • , V. Gopalan
  • , Hugh O.H. Churchill
  • , Alessandra Lanzara
  • , Nitin Samarth
  • , Cui Zu Chang
  • Jin Hu, Z. Q. Mao

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Abstract

The discovery of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) has fueled tremendous interest in condensed matter physics. The realization of WSMs requires the breaking of either inversion symmetry (IS) or time-reversal symmetry (TRS). WSMs can be categorized into type-I and type-II WSMs, which are characterized by untilted and strongly tilted Weyl cones, respectively. Type-I WSMs with breaking of either IS or TRS and type-II WSMs with solely broken IS have been realized experimentally, but a TRS-breaking type-II WSM still remains elusive. In this article, we report transport evidence for a TRS-breaking type-II WSM observed in the intrinsic antiferromagnetic topological insulator Mn(Bi1-xSbx)2Te4 under magnetic fields. This state is manifested by the electronic structure transition caused by the spin-flop transition. The transition results in an intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and negative c-axis longitudinal magnetoresistance attributable to the chiral anomaly in the ferromagnetic phases of lightly hole-doped samples. Our results establish a promising platform for exploring the underlying physics of the long-sought, ideal TRS-breaking type-II WSM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number031032
JournalPhysical Review X
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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