1Recent discovery of both gapped and gapless topological phases in weakly correlated electron systems has introduced various relativistic particles and a number of exotic phenomena in condensed matter physics [1][2][3][4][5] . The Weyl fermion 6-8 is a prominent example of three dimensional (3D), gapless topological excitation, which has been experimentally identified in inversion symmetry breaking semimetals 4,5 . However, their realization in spontaneously time reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking magnetically ordered states of correlated materials has so far remained hypothetical 7, 9, 10 . Here, we report a set of experimental evidence for elusive magnetic Weyl fermions in Mn 3 Sn, a non-collinear antiferromagnet that exhibits a large anomalous Hall effect even at room temperature 11 . Detailed comparison between our angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveals significant bandwidth renormalization and damping effects due to the strong correlation among Mn 3d electrons. Moreover, our transport measurements have unveiled strong evidence for the chiral anomaly of Weyl fermions, namely, the emergence of positive magnetoconductance only in the presence of parallel electric and magnetic fields. The magnetic Weyl fermions of Mn 3 Sn have a significant technological potential, since a weak field (∼ 10 mT) is adequate for controlling the distribution of Weyl points and the large fictitious field (∼ a few 100 T) in the momentum space. Our discovery thus lays the foundation for a new field of science and technology involving the magnetic Weyl excitations of strongly correlated electron systems.Traditionally, topological properties have been considered for the systems supporting gapped bulk excitations 1 . However, over the past few years three dimensional gapless systems such asWeyl and Dirac semimetals have been discovered, which combine two seemingly disjoint notions 2 of gapless bulk excitations and band topology [2][3][4][5] . In 3D inversion or TRS breaking systems, two nondegenerate energy bands can linearly touch at pairs of isolated points in the momentum (k) space, giving rise to the Weyl quasiparticles. The touching points or Weyl nodes act as the unit strength (anti) monopoles of underlying Berry curvature [4][5][6][7] , leading to the protected zero energy surface states also known as the Fermi-arcs 4,5,7 , and many exotic bulk properties such as large anomalous Hall effect (AHE) 12 , optical gyrotropy 13 , and chiral anomaly 6,[14][15][16][17][18][19] . Interestingly, the Weyl fermions can describe low energy excitations of both weakly and strongly correlated electron systems. In weakly correlated, inversion symmetry breaking materials, where the symmetry breaking is entirely caused by the crystal structure rather than the collective properties of electrons, the ARPES has provided evidence for long-lived bulk Weyl fermions and the surface Fermi arcs 4, 5 .On the other hand, the magnetic Weyl fermions have been predicted for several...
The chiral crystal is characterized by a lack of mirror symmetry and an inversion center, resulting in the inequivalent right-and left-handed structures. In the noncentrosymmetric crystal structure, the spin and momentum of electrons are locked in the reciprocal space with the help of the spin-orbit interaction. To reveal the spin textures of chiral crystals, here we investigate the spin and electronic structure in p-type semiconductor elemental tellurium with a chiral crystal structure by using spin-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our data demonstrate that the highest valence band crossing the Fermi level has a spin component parallel to the electron momentum around the BZ corners. Significantly, we have also confirmed that the spin polarization is reversed in the crystal with the opposite chirality. The results indicate that the spin textures of the right-and left-handed chiral crystals are hedgehog-like, leading to unconventional magnetoelectric effects and nonreciprocal phenomena.
Experimental determinations of bulk band topology in the solid states have been so far restricted to only indirect investigation through the probing of surface states predicted by electronic structure calculations. We here present an alternative approach to determine the band topology by means of bulk-sensitive soft x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We investigate the bulk electronic structures of the series materials, Ce monopnictides (CeP, CeAs, CeSb, and CeBi). By performing a paradigmatic study of the band structures as a function of their spin-orbit coupling, we draw the topological phase diagram and unambiguously reveal the topological phase transition from a trivial to a nontrivial regime in going from CeP to CeBi induced by the band inversion. The underlying mechanism of the phase transition is elucidated in terms of spin-orbit coupling in concert with their semimetallic band structures. Our comprehensive observations provide a new insight into the band topology hidden in the bulk states.
Using a laser-excited angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy capable of bulk sensitive and high-energy resolution measurements, we reveal a new phenomenon of superconductors in the optimally doped trilayer Bi_{2}Sr_{2}Ca_{2}Cu_{3}O_{10+δ}. We observe a hybridization of the Bogoliubov bands derived from the inner and outer CuO_{2} planes with different magnitudes of energy gaps. Our data clearly exhibit the splitting of coherent peaks and the consequent enhancement of spectral gaps. These features are reproduced by model calculations, which indicate that the gap enhancement extends over a wide range of Fermi surface up to the antinode. The significant modulation of electron pairing uncovered here might be a crucial factor to achieve the highest critical temperature in the trilayer cuprates.
We use a surface-selective angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and unveil the electronic nature on the topmost layer of Sr_{2}RuO_{4} crystal, consisting of slightly rotated RuO_{6} octahedrons. The γ band derived from the 4d_{xy} orbital is found to be about three times narrower than that for the bulk. This strongly contrasts with a subtle variation seen in the α and β bands derived from the one-dimensional 4d_{xz/yz}. This anomaly is reproduced by the dynamical mean-field theory calculations, introducing not only the on-site Hubbard interaction but also the significant Hund's coupling. We detect a coherence-to-incoherence crossover theoretically predicted for Hund's metals, which has been recognized only recently. The crossover temperature in the surface is about half that of the bulk, indicating that the naturally generated monolayer of reconstructed Sr_{2}RuO_{4} is extremely correlated and well isolated from the underlying crystal.
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