Based on the Keldysh Green's functions theory, we present a general formula of the thermal and thermoelectric transport. In the clean limit, our formula recovers the previous results obtained from the semiclassical t...Based on the Keldysh Green's functions theory, we present a general formula of the thermal and thermoelectric transport. In the clean limit, our formula recovers the previous results obtained from the semiclassical transport theory. In our approach, we propose an appropriate energy current operator and electric current operator, and the unphysical divergence from the direct application of the Kubo formula is eliminated. As an application, we study the thermal and the thermoelectric Hall conductivities of a gapped Dirac fermion model in the presence of impurity scattering.展开更多
Layered magnetic materials,such as MnBi_(2)Te_(4),have drawn much attention owing to their potential for realizing twodimensional(2D)magnetism and possible topological states.Recently,FeBi_(2)Te_(4),which is isostruct...Layered magnetic materials,such as MnBi_(2)Te_(4),have drawn much attention owing to their potential for realizing twodimensional(2D)magnetism and possible topological states.Recently,FeBi_(2)Te_(4),which is isostructural to MnBi_(2)Te_(4),has been synthesized in experiments,but its detailed magnetic ordering and band topology have not been clearly understood yet.Here,based on first-principles calculations,we investigate the magnetic and electronic properties of FeBi_(2)Te_(4)in bulk and 2D forms.We show that different from MnBi_(2)Te_(4),the magnetic ground states of bulk,single-layer,and bilayer FeBi_(2)Te_(4)all favor a 120°noncollinear antiferromagnetic ordering,and they are topologically trivial narrow-gap semiconductors.For the bilayer case,we find that a quantum anomalous Hall effect with a unit Chern number is realized in the ferromagnetic state,which may be achieved in experiment by an external magnetic field or by magnetic proximity coupling.Our work clarifies the physical properties of the new material system of FeBi_(2)Te_(4)and reveals it as a potential platform for studying magnetic frustration down to 2D limit as well as quantum anomalous Hall effect.展开更多
The coupling between electric ordering and magnetic ordering in two-dimensional(2D)materials is important for both fundamental research of 2D multiferroics and future development of magnetism-based information storage...The coupling between electric ordering and magnetic ordering in two-dimensional(2D)materials is important for both fundamental research of 2D multiferroics and future development of magnetism-based information storage and operation.Here,we introduce a scheme for realizing a magnetic phase transition through the transition of electric ordering.We take CuMoP_(2)S_(6) monolayer as an example,which is a member of the large 2D transition-metal chalcogen-phosphates family.Based on first-principles calculations,we find that it is a multiferroic with unprecedented characters,namely,it exhibits two different phases:an antiferroelectric-antiferromagnetic phase and a ferroelectric-ferromagnetic phase,in which the electric and magnetic orderings are strongly coupled.Importantly,the electric polarization is out-of-plane,so the magnetism can be readily switched by using the gate electric field.Our finding reveals a series of 2D multiferroics with special magnetoelectric coupling,which hold great promise for experimental realization and practical applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Special Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11447145)the Doctoral Program of Heze University,Shandong Province,China(Grant No.XY14B002)
文摘Based on the Keldysh Green's functions theory, we present a general formula of the thermal and thermoelectric transport. In the clean limit, our formula recovers the previous results obtained from the semiclassical transport theory. In our approach, we propose an appropriate energy current operator and electric current operator, and the unphysical divergence from the direct application of the Kubo formula is eliminated. As an application, we study the thermal and the thermoelectric Hall conductivities of a gapped Dirac fermion model in the presence of impurity scattering.
基金funding support from the Singapore MOE Ac RF 308 Tier 2(Grant No.T2EP50220-0026)funding support from Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.ZR2023QA012)+3 种基金the Special Fund-ing in the Project of Qilu Young Scholar Program of Shandong Universityfunding support from Australian Research Council Future Fellowship(Grant No.FT220100290)funding support from the AINSE postgraduate awardfunding support from the Research and Development Administration Office at the University of Macao(Grants Nos.MYRG2022-00088-IAPME and SRG2021-00003-IAPME)。
文摘Layered magnetic materials,such as MnBi_(2)Te_(4),have drawn much attention owing to their potential for realizing twodimensional(2D)magnetism and possible topological states.Recently,FeBi_(2)Te_(4),which is isostructural to MnBi_(2)Te_(4),has been synthesized in experiments,but its detailed magnetic ordering and band topology have not been clearly understood yet.Here,based on first-principles calculations,we investigate the magnetic and electronic properties of FeBi_(2)Te_(4)in bulk and 2D forms.We show that different from MnBi_(2)Te_(4),the magnetic ground states of bulk,single-layer,and bilayer FeBi_(2)Te_(4)all favor a 120°noncollinear antiferromagnetic ordering,and they are topologically trivial narrow-gap semiconductors.For the bilayer case,we find that a quantum anomalous Hall effect with a unit Chern number is realized in the ferromagnetic state,which may be achieved in experiment by an external magnetic field or by magnetic proximity coupling.Our work clarifies the physical properties of the new material system of FeBi_(2)Te_(4)and reveals it as a potential platform for studying magnetic frustration down to 2D limit as well as quantum anomalous Hall effect.
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2019YFE0112000)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LR21A040001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11974307,12088101,11991060,and U1930402).
文摘The coupling between electric ordering and magnetic ordering in two-dimensional(2D)materials is important for both fundamental research of 2D multiferroics and future development of magnetism-based information storage and operation.Here,we introduce a scheme for realizing a magnetic phase transition through the transition of electric ordering.We take CuMoP_(2)S_(6) monolayer as an example,which is a member of the large 2D transition-metal chalcogen-phosphates family.Based on first-principles calculations,we find that it is a multiferroic with unprecedented characters,namely,it exhibits two different phases:an antiferroelectric-antiferromagnetic phase and a ferroelectric-ferromagnetic phase,in which the electric and magnetic orderings are strongly coupled.Importantly,the electric polarization is out-of-plane,so the magnetism can be readily switched by using the gate electric field.Our finding reveals a series of 2D multiferroics with special magnetoelectric coupling,which hold great promise for experimental realization and practical applications.