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Weyl spin-momentum locking in a chiral topological semimetal

Krieger, Jonas A.
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Stolz, Samuel
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Robredo, Inigo
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May 2, 2024
Nature Communications

Spin-orbit coupling in noncentrosymmetric crystals leads to spin-momentum locking - a directional relationship between an electron's spin angular momentum and its linear momentum. Isotropic orthogonal Rashba spin-momentum locking has been studied for decades, while its counterpart, isotropic parallel Weyl spin-momentum locking has remained elusive in experiments. Theory predicts that Weyl spin-momentum locking can only be realized in structurally chiral cubic crystals in the vicinity of Kramers-Weyl or multifold fermions. Here, we use spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to evidence Weyl spin-momentum locking of multifold fermions in the chiral topological semimetal PtGa. We find that the electron spin of the Fermi arc surface states is orthogonal to their Fermi surface contour for momenta close to the projection of the bulk multifold fermion at the Gamma point, which is consistent with Weyl spin-momentum locking of the latter. The direct measurement of the bulk spin texture of the multifold fermion at the R point also displays Weyl spin-momentum locking. The discovery of Weyl spin-momentum locking may lead to energy-efficient memory devices and Josephson diodes based on chiral topological semimetals. Spin-momentum locking is a fundamental property of condensed matter systems. Here, the authors evidence parallel Weyl spin-momentum locking of multifold fermions in the chiral topological semimetal PtGa.

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DOI
10.1038/s41467-024-47976-0
Web of Science ID

WOS:001262129900024

PubMed ID

38697958

Author(s)
Krieger, Jonas A.

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain

Stolz, Samuel

nanotechsurfaces Lab

Robredo, Inigo

Donostia Int Phys Ctr

Manna, Kaustuv

Indian Institute of Technology System (IIT System)

Mcfarlane, Emily C.

Max Planck Society

Date, Mihir

Max Planck Society

Pal, Banabir

Max Planck Society

Yang, Jiabao

Max Planck Society

Guedes, Eduardo B.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Dil, Hugo  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Date Issued

2024-05-02

Publisher

NATURE PORTFOLIO

Published in
Nature Communications
Volume

15

Issue

1

Article Number

3720

Subjects

BEAMLINE

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SCATTERING

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ADRESS

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ARPES

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Science & Technology

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
SCI-SB-HD  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Projekt DEAL

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February 1, 2025
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