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Exploring Axion Physics in Quantum Materials via Magnetoelectric Coupling
Exploring Axion Physics in Quantum Materials via Magnetoelectric Coupling
Exploring Axion Physics in Quantum Materials via Magnetoelectric Coupling

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202103207
ISBN  
9798280711778
DDC  
540
저자명  
Qiu, Jianxiang.
서명/저자  
Exploring Axion Physics in Quantum Materials via Magnetoelectric Coupling
발행사항  
[Sl] : Harvard University, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
292 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Xu, Suyang.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Axion, a hypothetical particle in high-energy physics, was originally proposed to solve both the strong CP problem in quantum chromodynamics and the dark matter problem. Due to its extremely weak interaction with ordinary matter, the Axion has remained elusive despite decades of searches. In electromagnetism, Axion physics introduces an additional E · B term to Maxwell's equations, which couples electric and magnetic fields. In condensed matter physics, this framework finds an analog in the magnetoelectric coupling of topological materials. In vacuum or conventional materials, an electric field induces electrical polarization, while a magnetic field generates magnetization-typically without cross-coupling between the two. However, beyond this paradigm, certain novel materials could exhibit magnetoelectric coupling, where an electric field induces magnetization (M = αE) or a magnetic field induces electric polarization (P = αH). The magnetoelectric effect is commonly observed in a special class of wide-bandgap magnetic insulators, known as magnetoelectric or multiferroic insulators (e.g., Cr2O3 and BiFeO3), where the effect arises from localized magnetic ions. More recently, theoretical advances have predicted fundamentally new types of magnetoelectric coupling in topological materials-systems characterized by nontrivial topological invariants and Berry curvature. Unlike conventional insulators, these materials can support robust dissipationless edge states and exhibit magnetoelectric phenomena rooted in their topological electronic structure. In particular, magnetic topological insulators provide a platform where magnetism and topology intertwine, giving rise to rich physics, including a quantized magnetoelectric coefficient in topological insulators, Axion quasiparticles in antiferromagnetic (AFM) topological insulators, and the chiral anomaly in magnetic Weyl semi-metals.In this thesis, we present several experimental discoveries, uncovering the unique magnetoelectric effect in magnetic topological material. First, we investigate the optical magnetoelectric effect in the prototypical AFM topological insulator MnBi2Te4, which enables unique reflection circular dichroism in an antiferromagnet. Furthermore, we achieved the optical control of the antiferromagnetic order by circularly polarized light for the first time. Both the optical detection and control could be understood within the framework of optical Axion electrodynamics. Next, we report the direct observation of the Axion quasiparticle in MnBi2Te4, which is a condensed matter analog of the dark matter Axion. Using ultrafast optical pump-probe techniques, we observe coherent oscillations of the magnetoelectric coefficient α in MnBi2Te4, which is the smoking-gun evidence for the Axion quasiparticles. Microscopically, the Axion quasiparticle is enabled by magnon-induced Berry curvature modulation. The observed Axion quasiparticle not only can serve as a simulator for the elusive dark matter Axion, but it could also serve as a potential Axion detector, providing a novel path for dark matter detection. Lastly, we shift our focus to explore the magnetoelectric coupling in a magnetic Weyl semimetal CeAlSi. Firstly, we uncover a broadband nonlinear optical diode effect (NODE) in CeAlSi, where the magnetization induces a pronounced directional asymmetry in the optical second-harmonic generation (SHG). DFT calculations also show that this broadband NODE effect originates from the Weyl fermions. By applying an electrical current, we further explore the magnetoelectric coupling in this magnetic Weyl semimetal, in which we discover the electric control over the magnetic domains.
일반주제명  
Chemistry
일반주제명  
Physical chemistry
일반주제명  
Physics
일반주제명  
Electromagnetics
일반주제명  
Condensed matter physics
키워드  
2D materials
키워드  
Axion physics
키워드  
Magnetic topological insulators
키워드  
The magnetoelectric effect
키워드  
Topological materials
키워드  
Ultrafast pump-probe techniques
기타저자  
Harvard University Chemistry and Chemical Biology
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-12B.
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