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Interplay of Dirac electrons and magnetism in CaMnBi2 and SrMnBi2

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  • Anmin Zhang

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • Changle Liu

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • Changjiang Yi

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Guihua Zhao

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • Tian-long Xia

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • Jianting Ji

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • Youguo Shi

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Rong Yu

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures)

  • Xiaoqun Wang

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Changfeng Chen

    (University of Nevada)

  • Qingming Zhang

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures)

Abstract

Dirac materials exhibit intriguing low-energy carrier dynamics that offer a fertile ground for novel physics discovery. Of particular interest is the interplay of Dirac carriers with other quantum phenomena such as magnetism. Here we report on a two-magnon Raman scattering study of AMnBi2 (A=Ca, Sr), a prototypical magnetic Dirac system comprising alternating Dirac carrier and magnetic layers. We present the first accurate determination of the exchange energies in these compounds and, by comparison with the reference compound BaMn2Bi2, we show that the Dirac carrier layers in AMnBi2 significantly enhance the exchange coupling between the magnetic layers, which in turn drives a charge-gap opening along the Dirac locus. Our findings break new grounds in unveiling the fundamental physics of magnetic Dirac materials, which offer a novel platform for probing a distinct type of spin–Fermion interaction. The results also hold great promise for applications in magnetic Dirac devices.

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  • Anmin Zhang & Changle Liu & Changjiang Yi & Guihua Zhao & Tian-long Xia & Jianting Ji & Youguo Shi & Rong Yu & Xiaoqun Wang & Changfeng Chen & Qingming Zhang, 2016. "Interplay of Dirac electrons and magnetism in CaMnBi2 and SrMnBi2," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms13833
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13833
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