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Symmetry dictionary on charge and spin nonlinear responses for all magnetic point groups with nontrivial topological
Zhi-Fan Zhang1, Zhen-Gang Zhu1,2,3, Gang Su1,3,4
1School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Abstract:
Recently, charge or spin nonlinear transport with nontrivial topological properties in crystal materials has attracted much attention. In this paper, we perform a comprehensive symmetry analysis for all 122 magnetic point groups (MPGs) and provide a useful dictionary for charge and spin nonlinear transport from the Berry curvature dipole, Berry connection polarizability and Drude term with nontrivial topological nature. The results are obtained by conducting a full symmetry investigation of the matrix representations of six nonlinear response tensors. We further identify every MPG that can accommodate two or three of the nonlinear tensors. The present work gives a solid theoretical basis for an overall understanding of the second-order nonlinear responses in realistic materials.
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