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Controllable and Continuous Quantum Phase Transitions in Intrinsic Magnetic Topological Insulator

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.06044v1
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 03:46:54 GMT
Title: Controllable and Continuous Quantum Phase Transitions in Intrinsic Magnetic Topological Insulator
Authors: Shengjie Xu, Zhijian Shi, Ming Yang, Jingwei Zhang, Hang Xu, Haifeng Feng, Ningyan Cheng, Jianfeng Wang, Weichang Hao, Yi Du,
Abstract summary: We study the intrinsic magnetic topological material MnBi2Te4 in which the heavy n-type doping features are strongly suppressed.<n>Based on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, transport measurements, and first-principles calculations, we reveal two magnetism-induced TPTs.<n>Our work paves the way for the realization of intrinsic magnetic topological states in MnBi2Te4 family and provides an ideal platform for achieving controllable and continuous TPTs.
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Abstract: The intrinsic magnetic topological material MnBi2Te4 has demonstrated great potential to investigate the interplay between topology and magnetism, which opens up new avenues for manipulating non-trivial electronic states and designing quantum devices. However, challenges and controversies remain due to its inevitable n-type antisite defects, hindering the experimental realization of intrinsic magnetic topological phenomena and rendering the precise control of topological phase transitions (TPTs) unachievable. Here, we study a candidate material family, Mn(1-x)GexBi2Te4, in which the heavy n-type doping features are strongly suppressed when the Ge content reaches 0.46, and multiple topological phases are well maintained with the surface Dirac point located near the Fermi level. Based on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, transport measurements, and first-principles calculations, we reveal two magnetism-induced TPTs: the first is antiferromagnetic-ordering-induced transition from strong topological insulator to a magnetic topological insulator as revealed by gap opening of topological surface states; the second is external-magnetic-field-dependent transition from magnetic topological insulator to a Weyl semimetal with the gap reclosed. Our work paves the way for the realization of intrinsic magnetic topological states in MnBi2Te4 family and provides an ideal platform for achieving controllable and continuous TPTs towards future spintronic applications.

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