Symmetry Origin and Microscopic Mechanism of Electrical Magnetochiral Anisotropy in Tellurium

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Main Authors: Suárez-Rodríguez, Manuel, Martín-García, Beatriz, Calavalle, Francesco, Tsirkin, Stepan S., Souza, Ivo, De Juan, Fernando, Fert, Albert, Gobbi, Marco, Hueso, Luis E., Casanova, Fèlix
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author Suárez-Rodríguez, Manuel
Martín-García, Beatriz
Calavalle, Francesco
Tsirkin, Stepan S.
Souza, Ivo
De Juan, Fernando
Fert, Albert
Gobbi, Marco
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
author_facet Suárez-Rodríguez, Manuel
Martín-García, Beatriz
Calavalle, Francesco
Tsirkin, Stepan S.
Souza, Ivo
De Juan, Fernando
Fert, Albert
Gobbi, Marco
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
contents Non-linear transport effects in response to external magnetic fields, i.e. electrical magnetochiral anisotropy (eMChA), have attracted much attention for their importance to study quantum and spin-related phenomena. Indeed, they have permitted the exploration of topological surface states and charge-to-spin conversion processes in low-symmetry systems. Nevertheless, despite the inherent correlation between the symmetry of the material under examination and its non-linear transport characteristics, there is a lack of experimental demonstration to delve into this relationship and to unveil their microscopic mechanisms. Here, we study eMChA in chiral elemental Tellurium (Te) along different crystallographic directions, establishing the connection between the different eMChA components and the crystal symmetry of Te. We observed different longitudinal eMChA components with collinear current and magnetic field, demonstrating experimentally the radial angular momentum texture of Te. We also measured a transverse non-linear resistance which, as the longitudinal counterpart, scales bilinearly with current and magnetic fields, illustrating that they are different manifestations of the same effect. Finally, we study the scaling law of the eMChA, evidencing that extrinsic scattering from dynamic sources is the dominant microscopic mechanism. These findings underscore the efficacy of symmetry-based investigations in understanding and predicting non-linear transport phenomena, with potential applications in spintronics and energy harvesting.
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spellingShingle Symmetry Origin and Microscopic Mechanism of Electrical Magnetochiral Anisotropy in Tellurium
Suárez-Rodríguez, Manuel
Martín-García, Beatriz
Calavalle, Francesco
Tsirkin, Stepan S.
Souza, Ivo
De Juan, Fernando
Fert, Albert
Gobbi, Marco
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Non-linear transport effects in response to external magnetic fields, i.e. electrical magnetochiral anisotropy (eMChA), have attracted much attention for their importance to study quantum and spin-related phenomena. Indeed, they have permitted the exploration of topological surface states and charge-to-spin conversion processes in low-symmetry systems. Nevertheless, despite the inherent correlation between the symmetry of the material under examination and its non-linear transport characteristics, there is a lack of experimental demonstration to delve into this relationship and to unveil their microscopic mechanisms. Here, we study eMChA in chiral elemental Tellurium (Te) along different crystallographic directions, establishing the connection between the different eMChA components and the crystal symmetry of Te. We observed different longitudinal eMChA components with collinear current and magnetic field, demonstrating experimentally the radial angular momentum texture of Te. We also measured a transverse non-linear resistance which, as the longitudinal counterpart, scales bilinearly with current and magnetic fields, illustrating that they are different manifestations of the same effect. Finally, we study the scaling law of the eMChA, evidencing that extrinsic scattering from dynamic sources is the dominant microscopic mechanism. These findings underscore the efficacy of symmetry-based investigations in understanding and predicting non-linear transport phenomena, with potential applications in spintronics and energy harvesting.
title Symmetry Origin and Microscopic Mechanism of Electrical Magnetochiral Anisotropy in Tellurium
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17389