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Zhu, F.* ; Zhang, L.* ; Wang, X.* ; Dos Santos, F.J.* ; Song, J.* ; Mueller, T.* ; Schmalzl, K.* ; Schmidt, W.F.* ; Ivanov, A.I.* ; Park, J.T.* ; Xu, J.* ; Ma, J.* ; Lounis, S.* ; Blügel, S.* ; Mokrousov, Y.* ; Su, Y.* ; Brückel, T.*

Topological magnon insulators in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnets CrSiTe3 and CrGeTe3: Toward intrinsic gap-tunability.

Sci. Adv. 7:eabi7532 (2021)
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The bosonic analogs of topological insulators have been proposed in numerous theoretical works, but their experimental realization is still very rare, especially for spin systems. Recently, two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb van der Waals ferromagnets have emerged as a new platform for topological spin excitations. Here, via a comprehensive inelastic neutron scattering study and theoretical analysis of the spin-wave excitations, we report the realization of topological magnon insulators in CrXTe3 (X = Si, Ge) compounds. The nontrivial nature and intrinsic tunability of the gap opening at the magnon band-crossing Dirac points are confirmed, while the emergence of the corresponding in-gap topological edge states is demonstrated theoretically. The realization of topological magnon insulators with intrinsic gap-unability in this class of remarkable 2D materials will undoubtedly lead to new and fascinating technological applications in the domain of magnonics and topological spintronics.

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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2021
HGF-reported in Year 2021
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2375-2548
e-ISSN 2375-2548
Quellenangaben Volume: 7, Issue: 37, Pages: , Article Number: eabi7532 Supplement: ,
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publishing Place Washington, DC [u.a.]
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Helmholtz AI - FZJ (HAI - FZJ)
PubMed ID 34516772
Erfassungsdatum 2021-10-06