Atomic Scale Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Monolayer Graphene/$\rm MnBi_{2}Te_{4}$ Heterostructure

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Autori principali: Yao, Yueh-Ting, Xu, Suyang, Chang, Tay-Rong
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author Yao, Yueh-Ting
Xu, Suyang
Chang, Tay-Rong
author_facet Yao, Yueh-Ting
Xu, Suyang
Chang, Tay-Rong
contents The two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is direct evidence of non-trivial Berry curvature topology in condensed matter physics. Searching for QAH in 2D materials, particularly with simplified fabrication methods, poses a significant challenge in future applications. Despite numerous theoretical works proposed for the QAH effect with $C=2$ in graphene, neglecting magnetism sources such as proper substrate effects remain experimental evidence absent. In this work, we propose the QAH effect in graphene/$\rm MnBi_{2}Te_{4}$ (MBT) heterostructure based on density-functional theory (DFT). The monolayer MBT introduces spin-orbital coupling, Zeeman exchange field, and Kekul$\rm \acute{e}$ distortion as a substrate effect into graphene, resulting in QAH with $C=1$ in the heterostructure. Our effective Hamiltonian further presents a rich phase diagram that has not been studied previously. Our work provides a new and practical way to explore the QAH effect in monolayer graphene and the magnetic topological phases by the flexibility of MBT family materials.
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spellingShingle Atomic Scale Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Monolayer Graphene/$\rm MnBi_{2}Te_{4}$ Heterostructure
Yao, Yueh-Ting
Xu, Suyang
Chang, Tay-Rong
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
The two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is direct evidence of non-trivial Berry curvature topology in condensed matter physics. Searching for QAH in 2D materials, particularly with simplified fabrication methods, poses a significant challenge in future applications. Despite numerous theoretical works proposed for the QAH effect with $C=2$ in graphene, neglecting magnetism sources such as proper substrate effects remain experimental evidence absent. In this work, we propose the QAH effect in graphene/$\rm MnBi_{2}Te_{4}$ (MBT) heterostructure based on density-functional theory (DFT). The monolayer MBT introduces spin-orbital coupling, Zeeman exchange field, and Kekul$\rm \acute{e}$ distortion as a substrate effect into graphene, resulting in QAH with $C=1$ in the heterostructure. Our effective Hamiltonian further presents a rich phase diagram that has not been studied previously. Our work provides a new and practical way to explore the QAH effect in monolayer graphene and the magnetic topological phases by the flexibility of MBT family materials.
title Atomic Scale Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Monolayer Graphene/$\rm MnBi_{2}Te_{4}$ Heterostructure
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05691