Published December 8, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Equilibrium axial current due to a static localized spin in Weyl semimetals

  • 1. Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603 (Japan)

Description

We theoretically study the equilibrium axial current jeq5, which is the difference between the charge current of left-handed and right-handed helicity of the Weyl fermions, in the junction of a magnetic insulator attached to Weyl semimetals with time-reversal breaking and inversion symmetry. The charge current of each helicity jeqγ=± is induced by the localized spin S of the magnetic insulator. jeqγ=± is proportional to ∇ × S and is independent of the sign of γ. As a result, the difference between jeqγ=+ and jeqγ=− are canceled out, and jeq5 is zero

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/568/5/052032

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
568
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
27. International Conference on Low Temperature Physics
Acronym
LT27
Dates
6-13 Aug 2014
Place
Buenos Aires (Argentina)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47021871
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EQUILIBRIUM; FERMIONS; HELICITY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMIMETALS; SPIN; SYMMETRY; T INVARIANCE
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATERIALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES