Lorentz Skew Scattering Nonreciprocal Magneto-Transport

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Autores principales: Lu, Xiu Fang, Zhang, Xue-Jin, Wang, Naizhou, Cao, Jin, Zhao, Dan, Wang, Hui, Wu, Tao, Chen, Xian Hui, Lai, Shen, Xiao, Cong, Yang, Shengyuan A., Gao, Weibo
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author Lu, Xiu Fang
Zhang, Xue-Jin
Wang, Naizhou
Cao, Jin
Zhao, Dan
Wang, Hui
Wu, Tao
Chen, Xian Hui
Lai, Shen
Xiao, Cong
Yang, Shengyuan A.
Gao, Weibo
author_facet Lu, Xiu Fang
Zhang, Xue-Jin
Wang, Naizhou
Cao, Jin
Zhao, Dan
Wang, Hui
Wu, Tao
Chen, Xian Hui
Lai, Shen
Xiao, Cong
Yang, Shengyuan A.
Gao, Weibo
contents In materials with broken inversion symmetry, nonreciprocal magneto-transport (NRMT) manifests as a bilinear dependence of charge conductivity on applied electric (E) and magnetic (B) fields. This phenomenon is deeply rooted in symmetry and electronic quantum geometry, holding promise for novel rectification and detector technologies. Existing experimental studies generally attribute NRMT to Zeeman-driven mechanisms and exhibit quadratic scaling with conductivity. Here, we report a previously unknown NRMT microscopic mechanism - Lorentz skew scattering (LSK) - revealed through the discovery of an unprecedented quartic scaling law of NRMT as well as quantitative agreement between theory and experiment in BiTeBr. LSK emerges from the interplay of Lorentz force and skew scattering, bridging classical field effect to quantum scattering effect on the Fermi surface. We demonstrate that the LSK dominates NRMT in BiTeBr, and elucidate that this dominance over other possible contributions stems from high mobility and strong Rashba splitting. The finding of LSK mechanism is of unique importance because it unveils the leading NRMT effect in high-mobility systems and suggests a universal principle towards strong NRMT by enhancing electronic relaxation time in topological materials, rendering a new designing idea for low-dissipation rectifiers and high-performance quantum electronics.
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spellingShingle Lorentz Skew Scattering Nonreciprocal Magneto-Transport
Lu, Xiu Fang
Zhang, Xue-Jin
Wang, Naizhou
Cao, Jin
Zhao, Dan
Wang, Hui
Wu, Tao
Chen, Xian Hui
Lai, Shen
Xiao, Cong
Yang, Shengyuan A.
Gao, Weibo
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
In materials with broken inversion symmetry, nonreciprocal magneto-transport (NRMT) manifests as a bilinear dependence of charge conductivity on applied electric (E) and magnetic (B) fields. This phenomenon is deeply rooted in symmetry and electronic quantum geometry, holding promise for novel rectification and detector technologies. Existing experimental studies generally attribute NRMT to Zeeman-driven mechanisms and exhibit quadratic scaling with conductivity. Here, we report a previously unknown NRMT microscopic mechanism - Lorentz skew scattering (LSK) - revealed through the discovery of an unprecedented quartic scaling law of NRMT as well as quantitative agreement between theory and experiment in BiTeBr. LSK emerges from the interplay of Lorentz force and skew scattering, bridging classical field effect to quantum scattering effect on the Fermi surface. We demonstrate that the LSK dominates NRMT in BiTeBr, and elucidate that this dominance over other possible contributions stems from high mobility and strong Rashba splitting. The finding of LSK mechanism is of unique importance because it unveils the leading NRMT effect in high-mobility systems and suggests a universal principle towards strong NRMT by enhancing electronic relaxation time in topological materials, rendering a new designing idea for low-dissipation rectifiers and high-performance quantum electronics.
title Lorentz Skew Scattering Nonreciprocal Magneto-Transport
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03273