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Observation of Weyl fermions in a magnetic non-centrosymmetric crystal
PhysicsNature Communications

Observation of Weyl fermions in a magnetic non-centrosymmetric crystal

D. S. Sanchez, G. Chang, et al.

This groundbreaking study by Daniel S. Sanchez and colleagues unveils the observation of remarkable topological properties in the non-centrosymmetric spin-orbit magnet PrAlGe, revealing topological Fermi arcs and Weyl fermions, paving the way for novel insights into Weyl semimetal phases.... show more
Abstract
The absence of inversion symmetry in non-centrosymmetric materials has a fundamental role in the emergence of a vast number of fascinating phenomena, like ferroelectricity, second harmonic generation, and Weyl fermions. The removal of time-reversal symmetry in such systems further extends the variety of observable magneto-electric and topological effects. Here we report the striking topological properties in the non-centrosymmetric spin-orbit magnet PrAlGe by combining spectroscopy and transport measurements. By photoemission spectroscopy below the Curie temperature, we observe topological Fermi arcs that correspond to projected topological charges of ±1 in the surface Brillouin zone. In the bulk, we observe the linear energy-dispersion of the Weyl fermions. We further observe a large anomalous Hall response in our magneto-transport measurements, which is understood to arise from diverging bulk Berry curvature fields associated with the Weyl band structure. These results establish a novel Weyl semimetal phase in magnetic non-centrosymmetric PrAlGe.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jul 03, 2020
Authors
Daniel S. Sanchez, Guoqing Chang, Ilya Belopolski, Hong Lu, Jia-Xin Yin, Nasser Alidoust, Xitong Xu, Tyler A. Cochran, Xiao Zhang, Yi Bian, Songtian S. Zhang, Yi-Yuan Liu, Jie Ma, Guang Bian, Hsin Lin, Su-Yang Xu, Shuang Jia, M. Zahid Hasan
Tags
topological propertiesWeyl semimetalPrAlGespin-orbit magnetphotoemission spectroscopyBerry curvatureanomalous Hall response
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