Torsional Hall Viscosity of Massive Chern Insulators: Magnetic Field and Momentum Deformations

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Autori principali: Matthaiakakis, Ioannis, Jia, Weizhen, Klees, Raffael L., Fernández, David Rodríguez, Xian, Zhuo-Yu, Meyer, René, Erdmenger, Johanna, Hankiewicz, Ewelina M.
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author Matthaiakakis, Ioannis
Jia, Weizhen
Klees, Raffael L.
Fernández, David Rodríguez
Xian, Zhuo-Yu
Meyer, René
Erdmenger, Johanna
Hankiewicz, Ewelina M.
author_facet Matthaiakakis, Ioannis
Jia, Weizhen
Klees, Raffael L.
Fernández, David Rodríguez
Xian, Zhuo-Yu
Meyer, René
Erdmenger, Johanna
Hankiewicz, Ewelina M.
contents This work focuses on the non-dissipative, parity-odd spin transport of $(2+1)$-dimensional relativistic electrons, generated by torsion, and the torsional Hall viscosity $ζ_{\rm H}$. We first determine $ζ_{\rm H}$ for massive Dirac fermions in the presence of a constant electromagnetic field. We predict that the magnetic field induces a contribution to $ζ_{\rm H}$ competing with the one originating from the Dirac mass. Moreover, we quantify the impact on $ζ_{\rm H}$ originating from the band structure deformation quadratic in momentum terms that was proposed by Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang (BHZ). We find that the BHZ deformation substantially enhances $ζ_{\rm H}$ in magnitude as measured in a domain wall configuration, when compared to the free Dirac fermion result. Nevertheless, the torsional Hall viscosity still discriminates between topologically trivial and non-trivial regimes. Our results, hence, pave the way for a deeper understanding of hydrodynamic spin transport and its possible verification in experiments.
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spellingShingle Torsional Hall Viscosity of Massive Chern Insulators: Magnetic Field and Momentum Deformations
Matthaiakakis, Ioannis
Jia, Weizhen
Klees, Raffael L.
Fernández, David Rodríguez
Xian, Zhuo-Yu
Meyer, René
Erdmenger, Johanna
Hankiewicz, Ewelina M.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
This work focuses on the non-dissipative, parity-odd spin transport of $(2+1)$-dimensional relativistic electrons, generated by torsion, and the torsional Hall viscosity $ζ_{\rm H}$. We first determine $ζ_{\rm H}$ for massive Dirac fermions in the presence of a constant electromagnetic field. We predict that the magnetic field induces a contribution to $ζ_{\rm H}$ competing with the one originating from the Dirac mass. Moreover, we quantify the impact on $ζ_{\rm H}$ originating from the band structure deformation quadratic in momentum terms that was proposed by Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang (BHZ). We find that the BHZ deformation substantially enhances $ζ_{\rm H}$ in magnitude as measured in a domain wall configuration, when compared to the free Dirac fermion result. Nevertheless, the torsional Hall viscosity still discriminates between topologically trivial and non-trivial regimes. Our results, hence, pave the way for a deeper understanding of hydrodynamic spin transport and its possible verification in experiments.
title Torsional Hall Viscosity of Massive Chern Insulators: Magnetic Field and Momentum Deformations
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13250