Realizing Haldane model in Fe-based honeycomb ferromagnetic insulators
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Abstract The topological Haldane model on a honeycomb lattice is a prototype of systems hosting topological phases of matter without external fields. It is the simplest model exhibiting the quantum Hall effect without Landau levels, which motivated theoretical and experimental explorations of topological insulators and superconductors. Despite its simplicity, its realization in condensed matter systems has been elusive due to a seemingly difficult condition of spinless fermions with sublattice-dependent magnetic flux terms. While there have been theoretical proposals including elaborate atomic-scale engineering, identifying candidate topological Haldane model materials has not been successful, and the first experimental realization was recently made in ultracold atoms. Here, we suggest that a series of Fe-based honeycomb ferromagnetic insulators, AFe2(PO4)2 (A=Ba, Cs, K, La) possess Chern bands described by the topological Haldane model. How to detect the quantum anomalous Hall effect is also discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: Topological Materials and Phenomena · Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials · Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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