Communications Physics (Mar 2021)

Kramers Weyl semimetals as quantum solenoids and their applications in spin-orbit torque devices

  • Wen-Yu He,
  • Xiao Yan Xu,
  • K. T. Law

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00564-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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A Kramers Weyl semimetal has a chiral crystal structure and is thought to exhibit unique physical properties due to the chiral lattice symmetry. Here, the authors theoretically demonstrate that this class of material can exhibit a strong longitudinal magnetoelectric response that could be used for magnetic switching in a ferromagnetic system.