Nonsymmorphic-Symmetry-Protected Topological Magnons in Three-Dimensional Kitaev Materials

Topological phases in magnetic materials offer novel tunability of topological properties via varying the underlying magnetism. We show that three-dimensional Kitaev materials with nonsymmorphic symmetries can provide a great opportunity for controlling symmetry-protected topological nodal magnons. These materials are originally considered as strong candidates for the Kitaev quantum spin liquid due to the bond-dependent frustrating spin-exchange interactions. As a concrete example, we consider the symmetry and topology of the magnons in the canted zigzag ordered state in the hyperhoneycomb β-Li_{2}IrO_{3}, which can be obtained by applying a magnetic field in the counter-rotating spiral state at zero field. It is shown that the magnetic glide symmetries and the non-Hermitian nature of the bosonic magnons lead to unique topological protection that is different from the case of their fermionic counterparts. We investigate how such topological magnons can be controlled by changing the symmetry of the underlying spin-exchange interactions.

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2019

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2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:123

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Physical review letters - 123(2019), 22 vom: 29. Nov., Seite 227202

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choi, Wonjune [VerfasserIn]
Mizoguchi, Tomonari [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yong Baek [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 30.12.2019

Date Revised 08.01.2020

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Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.227202

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NLM304688681