Heat transport in overdamped quantum systems

in Physical Review. B (2020)

Casimir force between Weyl semimetals in a chiral medium

in Physical Review. B (2020), 101

Impact of crystalline anisotropy on the extrinsic spin Hall effect in ultrathin films

in Physical Review. B (2020), 102

An efficient conversion of a charge current into a spin current is a crucial point for application of the spin Hall effect in practical spintronic devices. Recently, we revealed that this goal can be ... [more ▼]

An efficient conversion of a charge current into a spin current is a crucial point for application of the spin Hall effect in practical spintronic devices. Recently, we revealed that this goal can be achieved by using ultrathin fcc (111) and (001) noble metal films doped with Bi impurities, which possess spin Hall angles up to 80%. Here, we show that the effect can be further amplified in monolayer films with a strong crystalline anisotropy. This is demonstrated by considering noble metal films with fcc (110) geometry. Our theoretical study predicts related spin Hall angles exceeding 100% especially when the crystalline anisotropy is increased, which tunes the Fermi surface topology. [less ▲]

Ion-induced interactions in a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid

in Physical Review. B (2019), 100(20),

We investigate the physics of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid of spin-polarized fermions superimposed on an ion chain. This compound system features (attractive) long-range interspecies interactions. By means ... [more ▼]

We investigate the physics of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid of spin-polarized fermions superimposed on an ion chain. This compound system features (attractive) long-range interspecies interactions. By means of density matrix renormalization group techniques we compute the Tomonaga-Luttinger-liquid parameter and speed of sound as a function of the relative atom/ion density and the two quantum defect parameters, namely, the even and odd short-range phases which characterize the short-range part of the atom-ion polarization potential. The presence of ions is found to allow critical tuning of the atom-atom interaction, and the properties of the system are found to depend significantly on the short-range phases due to the atom-ion interaction. These latter dependencies can be controlled, for instance, by manipulating the ions' internal state. This allows modification of the static properties of the quantum liquid via external driving of the ionic impurities. [less ▲]

Finite frequency noise in a chiral Luttinger liquid coupled to phonons

in Physical Review. B (2019)

Spin and charge currents induced by the spin Hall and anomalous Hall effects upon crossing ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic interfaces

in Physical Review. B (2019), 99

We start closing a gap in the comparison of experimental and theoretical data associated with the spin Hall effect. Based on a first-principles characterization of electronic structure and a semiclassical ... [more ▼]

We start closing a gap in the comparison of experimental and theoretical data associated with the spin Hall effect. Based on a first-principles characterization of electronic structure and a semiclassical description of electron transport, we compute the skew-scattering contribution to the transverse spin and charge currents generated by spin and anomalous Hall effect in a Co/Cu multilayer system doped with Bi impurities. The fact that the created currents cross the interface between the two materials strongly influences the efficiency of charge-to-spin current conversion, as demonstrated by our results. [less ▲]

Crossover in the pressure evolution of elementary distortions in RFeO3 perovskites and its impact on their phase transition

in Physical Review. B (2019), 99

This work reports on the pressure dependence of the octahedral tilts and mean Fe-O bond lengths in RFeO3 (R = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Dy), determined through synchrotron x-ray diffraction and Raman ... [more ▼]

This work reports on the pressure dependence of the octahedral tilts and mean Fe-O bond lengths in RFeO3 (R = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Dy), determined through synchrotron x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering, and their role on the pressure-induced phase transition displayed by all of these compounds. For larger rare-earth cations (Nd-Sm), both anti- and in-phase octahedral tilting decrease as pressure increases, whereas the reverse behavior is observed for smaller ones (Gd-Dy). EuFeO3 stands at the borderline, with nearly pressure-independent tilt angles. For the compounds where the tilts increase with pressure, the FeO6 octahedra are compressed at lower rates than for those ones exhibiting opposite pressure tilt dependence. The crossover between the two opposite pressure behaviors is discussed in relation to the general rules proposed from different theoretical approaches. The similarity of the pressure-induced isostructural insulator-to-metal phase transition, observed in the whole series, points out that the tilts play a minor role in its driving mechanisms. A clear relationship between octahedral compressibility and critical pressure is ascertained. [less ▲]

Direct evidence for cycloidal modulations in the thermal-fluctuation-stabilized spin spiral and skyrmion states of GaV 4 S 8

in Physical Review. B (2018), 97(2), 020401

We report small-angle neutron scattering studies of the lacunar spinelGaV4S8,which reveal the long-wavelength <br />magnetic phases to be cycloidally modulated. Upon cooling, these modulated phases ... [more ▼]

We report small-angle neutron scattering studies of the lacunar spinelGaV4S8,which reveal the long-wavelength <br />magnetic phases to be cycloidally modulated. Upon cooling, these modulated phases, including a recently <br />proposed Néel-type skyrmion phase, transform into a simple ferromagnetic state. These results indicate the <br />modulated phases in GaV4S8 gain their stability from thermal fluctuations, while at lower temperatures the <br />ferromagnetic state emerges in accord with the strong easy-axis magnetic anisotropy. Crucially, our study provides <br />microscopic evidence that the skyrmions in GaV4S8 indeed display a Néel-type helicity. More generally, our <br />approach can be applied to evidence the helicity of any bulk skyrmion phase. [less ▲]