CMT/LTC Seminars

Interplay of magnetism and band structure in EuCd2As2

by Prof. Ana Akrap (Univ. Fribourg)

Europe/Zurich
WHGA/121

WHGA/121

Description

EuCd2As2 has emerged as a topological material where magnetism may produce strong effects. This compound has been understood as a candidate Weyl semimetal, based mostly on transport and photoemission measurements. I will present our recent results on samples in which we control the carrier concentration through chemical synthesis. We find magneto-optical evidence of a sizeable band gap, remarkably sensitive to the local Eu magnetism. Our results contradict the current consensus on the ground state of this compound, bringing into question its topological nature.

Organised by

Condensed Matter Theory Group
Laboratory for Theoretical and Computational Physics