Magnetic-field induced multiple topological phases in pyrochlore iridates with Mott criticality

Kentaro Ueda (), Taekoo Oh, Bohm-Jung Yang, Ryoma Kaneko, Jun Fujioka, Naoto Nagaosa and Yoshinori Tokura
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Kentaro Ueda: University of Tokyo
Taekoo Oh: Seoul National University
Bohm-Jung Yang: Seoul National University
Ryoma Kaneko: University of Tokyo
Jun Fujioka: University of Tokyo
Naoto Nagaosa: University of Tokyo
Yoshinori Tokura: University of Tokyo

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The interplay between electron correlation and spin–orbit coupling in solids has been proven to be an abundant gold mine for emergent topological phases. Here we report the results of systematic magnetotransport study on bandwidth-controlled pyrochlore iridates R2Ir2O7 near quantum metal-insulator transition (MIT). The application of a magnetic field along [001] crystallographic direction (H//[001]) significantly decreases resistivity while producing a unique Hall response, which indicates the emergence of the novel semi-metallic state in the course of the magnetic transformation from all-in all-out (AIAO, 4/0) to 2-in 2-out (2/2) spin configuration. For H//[111] that favours 3-in 1-out (3/1) configuration, by contrast, the resistivity exhibits saturation at a relatively high value typical of a semimetal. The observed properties can be identified to reflect the emergence of multiple Weyl semimetal states with varying numbers of Weyl points and line nodes in respective spin configurations. With tuning effective bandwidth, all these states appear to concentrate around the quantum MIT region, which may open a promising venue for topological phenomena and functions.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15515

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