Physical Review Research (Nov 2022)

Signature of topological band crossing in ferromagnetic Cr_{1/3}NbSe_{2} epitaxial thin film

  • Bruno Kenichi Saika,
  • Satoshi Hamao,
  • Yuki Majima,
  • Xiang Huang,
  • Hideki Matsuoka,
  • Satoshi Yoshida,
  • Miho Kitamura,
  • Masato Sakano,
  • Tatsuto Hatanaka,
  • Takuya Nomoto,
  • Motoaki Hirayama,
  • Koji Horiba,
  • Hiroshi Kumigashira,
  • Ryotaro Arita,
  • Yoshihiro Iwasa,
  • Masaki Nakano,
  • Kyoko Ishizaka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L042021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
p. L042021

Abstract

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In intercalated transition metal dichalcogenides (I-TMDCs), transition metal intercalation introduces magnetic phases which in some cases induce topological band crossing. However, evidence of the topological properties remains elusive in such materials. Here, we employ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to reveal the band structure of epitaxially grown ferromagnetic Cr_{1/3}NbSe_{2}. Experimental evidence of the Weyl crossing shows Cr_{1/3}NbSe_{2} to be a topological ferromagnet. This Letter highlights I-TMDCs as a platform towards the interplay of magnetic and topological physics in low-dimensional systems.