Axions and superfluidity in Weyl semimetals

E Mottola, AV Sadofyev, A Stergiou - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
An effective field theory (EFT) for dynamical axions in Weyl semimetals (WSMs) is
presented. A pseudoscalar axion excitation is predicted in WSMs at sufficiently low …

Chiral symmetry restoration and the ultraquantum limit of axionic Charge Density Waves in Weyl Semimetals

J Bernabeu, A Cortijo - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024 - Springer
A bstract A new mechanism for chiral symmetry restoration at extreme high magnetic fields is
proposed in the context of the Magnetic Catalysis scenario in Weyl Semimetals. Contrary to …

Hysteresis of axionic charge density waves

J Bernabeu, A Cortijo - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Magnetic catalysis is a known proposal for inducing dynamical axionic gapped phases by
means of external magnetic fields from a Weyl or Dirac semimetal phase. At finite Fermi …

Internodal excitonic state in a Weyl semimetal in a strong magnetic field

R Côté, GD Duchesne, SF Lopez - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The simplest Weyl semimetal with broken time-reversal symmetry consists of a pair of Weyl
nodes located at wave vectors K τ= τ b in momentum space with τ=±1 the node index and …

Multiphoton Spectroscopy of a Dynamical Axion Insulator

O Liebman, J Curtis, I Petrides, P Narang - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The unusual magnetoelectric transport present in Weyl semimetals can be compactly
understood as manifestations of an underlying axion field, which itself is determined by the …

Probing Electromagnetic Nonreciprocity with Quantum Geometry of Photonic States

I Petrides, JB Curtis, M Wesson, A Yacoby… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Reciprocal and nonreciprocal effects in dielectric and magnetic materials provide crucial
information about the microscopic properties of electrons. However, experimentally …

Exploring linear and nonlinear electromagnetic responses in topological materials

RC McKay - 2024 - ideals.illinois.edu
This dissertation serves to examine the linear and nonlinear electromagnetic response
properties in topological materials. Topological materials tend to produce unique transport …

Multiphoton Spectroscopy of a Dynamical Axion Insulator

P Narang, O Liebman, J Curtis, I Petrides - 2023 - researchsquare.com
The unusual magnetoelectric transport present in Weyl semimetals can be compactly
understood as manifestations of an underlying axion field, which itself is determined by the …