Absence of Weyl nodes in revealed by the carrier density dependence of the anomalous Hall effect
Physical Review B, 2024•APS
The antiferromagnetic layered compound EuCd 2 As 2 is widely considered a leading
candidate of ideal Weyl semimetals, featuring a single pair of Weyl nodes in its field-induced
ferromagnetic state. Nevertheless, this view was recently challenged by an optical
spectroscopy study, which suggested that it is a magnetic semiconductor. In this study, we
successfully synthesized highly insulating EuCd 2 As 2 crystals with carrier density reaching
as low as 2× 10 15 cm− 3. The magnetotransport measurements revealed a progressive …
candidate of ideal Weyl semimetals, featuring a single pair of Weyl nodes in its field-induced
ferromagnetic state. Nevertheless, this view was recently challenged by an optical
spectroscopy study, which suggested that it is a magnetic semiconductor. In this study, we
successfully synthesized highly insulating EuCd 2 As 2 crystals with carrier density reaching
as low as 2× 10 15 cm− 3. The magnetotransport measurements revealed a progressive …
The antiferromagnetic layered compound is widely considered a leading candidate of ideal Weyl semimetals, featuring a single pair of Weyl nodes in its field-induced ferromagnetic state. Nevertheless, this view was recently challenged by an optical spectroscopy study, which suggested that it is a magnetic semiconductor. In this study, we successfully synthesized highly insulating crystals with carrier density reaching as low as . The magnetotransport measurements revealed a progressive decrease of the anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) by several orders of magnitude as the carrier density decreases. This behavior contradicts what is expected from the intrinsic AHC generated by the Weyl points, which is independent of carrier density as the Fermi level approaches the charge neutrality point. In contrast, the scaling relationship between AHC and longitudinal conductivity aligns with the characteristics of variable-range hopping insulators. Our results suggest that is a magnetic semiconductor rather than a topological Weyl semimetal.
American Physical Society
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