Symmetry, spin-texture, and tunable quantum geometry in a WTe2 monolayer
The spin orientation of electronic wave functions in crystals is an internal degree of freedom, typically insensitive to electrical knobs. We argue from a general symmetry analysis and a k⋅p perspective, that monolayer 1T′−WTe2 possesses a gate-activated canted spin texture that produces an electric...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1026282023-02-28T20:09:36Z Symmetry, spin-texture, and tunable quantum geometry in a WTe2 monolayer Shi, Li-kun Song, Justin Chien Wen School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Physics Geometric & Topological Phases Magnetoelectric Effect The spin orientation of electronic wave functions in crystals is an internal degree of freedom, typically insensitive to electrical knobs. We argue from a general symmetry analysis and a k⋅p perspective, that monolayer 1T′−WTe2 possesses a gate-activated canted spin texture that produces an electrically tunable bulk band quantum geometry. In particular, we find that due to its out-of-plane asymmetry, an applied out-of-plane electric field breaks inversion symmetry to induce both in-plane and out-of-plane electric dipoles. These in-turn generate spin-orbit coupling to lift the spin degeneracy and enable a bulk band Berry curvature and magnetic moment distribution to develop. Further, due to its low symmetry, Berry curvature and magnetic moment in 1T′−WTe2 possess a dipolar distribution in momentum space, and can lead to unconventional effects such as a current induced magnetization and quantum nonlinear anomalous Hall effect. These render 1T′−WTe2 a rich two-dimensional platform for all-electrical control over quantum geometric effects. Published version 2019-03-06T05:22:01Z 2019-12-06T20:57:52Z 2019-03-06T05:22:01Z 2019-12-06T20:57:52Z 2019 Journal Article Shi, L.-K., & Song, J. C. W. (2019). Symmetry, spin-texture, and tunable quantum geometry in a WTe2 monolayer. Physical Review B, 99(3), 035403-. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035403 2469-9950 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102628 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47781 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035403 en Physical Review B 10.21979/N9/SPUNGY © 2019 American Physical Society. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Physical Review B and is made available with permission of American Physical Society. 10 p. application/pdf |
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The spin orientation of electronic wave functions in crystals is an internal degree of freedom, typically insensitive to electrical knobs. We argue from a general symmetry analysis and a k⋅p perspective, that monolayer 1T′−WTe2 possesses a gate-activated canted spin texture that produces an electrically tunable bulk band quantum geometry. In particular, we find that due to its out-of-plane asymmetry, an applied out-of-plane electric field breaks inversion symmetry to induce both in-plane and out-of-plane electric dipoles. These in-turn generate spin-orbit coupling to lift the spin degeneracy and enable a bulk band Berry curvature and magnetic moment distribution to develop. Further, due to its low symmetry, Berry curvature and magnetic moment in 1T′−WTe2 possess a dipolar distribution in momentum space, and can lead to unconventional effects such as a current induced magnetization and quantum nonlinear anomalous Hall effect. These render 1T′−WTe2 a rich two-dimensional platform for all-electrical control over quantum geometric effects. |
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