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Condensed Matter > Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Title: Topological insulators based on $p$-wave altermagnets, electrical control and detection of the altermagnetic domain wall

Abstract: We study a one-dimensional hybrid system made of a $p$-wave altermagnet and a metal possessing the orbital degree of freedom. The hybrid system is a topological insulator without the spin-orbit interaction. There emerge two edge states per one edge, because the system is mapped to a set of two copies of a topological insulator. Each copy resembles the long-range Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model but it is topologically different. Topological interface states emerge at a domain wall of the $p$-wave altermagnet, which are charged due to the Jackiw-Rebbi mechanism. Hence, the domain wall of the $p$-wave is controllable and detectable by purely electrical means.
Comments: 5 pages, 5 figures
Subjects: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall); Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.08300 [cond-mat.mes-hall]
  (or arXiv:2404.08300v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall] for this version)

Submission history

From: Motohiko Ezawa [view email]
[v1] Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:45:55 GMT (896kb,D)

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