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Topology stabilized fluctuations in a magnetic nodal semimetal

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  • Nathan C. Drucker

    (MIT
    Harvard University)

  • Thanh Nguyen

    (MIT
    MIT)

  • Fei Han

    (MIT
    MIT)

  • Phum Siriviboon

    (MIT
    MIT)

  • Xi Luo

    (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology)

  • Nina Andrejevic

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Ziming Zhu

    (Hunan Normal University)

  • Grigory Bednik

    (MIT)

  • Quynh T. Nguyen

    (MIT)

  • Zhantao Chen

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Linh K. Nguyen

    (MIT)

  • Tongtong Liu

    (MIT)

  • Travis J. Williams

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Matthew B. Stone

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Alexander I. Kolesnikov

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Songxue Chi

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Jaime Fernandez-Baca

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Christie S. Nelson

    (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

  • Ahmet Alatas

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Tom Hogan

    (Quantum Design, Inc.)

  • Alexander A. Puretzky

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Shengxi Huang

    (Rice University)

  • Yue Yu

    (Fudan University)

  • Mingda Li

    (MIT
    MIT)

Abstract

The interplay between magnetism and electronic band topology enriches topological phases and has promising applications. However, the role of topology in magnetic fluctuations has been elusive. Here, we report evidence for topology stabilized magnetism above the magnetic transition temperature in magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate CeAlGe. Electrical transport, thermal transport, resonant elastic X-ray scattering, and dilatometry consistently indicate the presence of locally correlated magnetism within a narrow temperature window well above the thermodynamic magnetic transition temperature. The wavevector of this short-range order is consistent with the nesting condition of topological Weyl nodes, suggesting that it arises from the interaction between magnetic fluctuations and the emergent Weyl fermions. Effective field theory shows that this topology stabilized order is wavevector dependent and can be stabilized when the interband Weyl fermion scattering is dominant. Our work highlights the role of electronic band topology in stabilizing magnetic order even in the classically disordered regime.

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  • Nathan C. Drucker & Thanh Nguyen & Fei Han & Phum Siriviboon & Xi Luo & Nina Andrejevic & Ziming Zhu & Grigory Bednik & Quynh T. Nguyen & Zhantao Chen & Linh K. Nguyen & Tongtong Liu & Travis J. Willi, 2023. "Topology stabilized fluctuations in a magnetic nodal semimetal," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40765-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40765-1
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