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Multiple Weyl fermions and topological phase transition in two-dimensional ferromagnetic CrS2
Shuo Zhang1,2, Wenzhang Cheng1, Lei Jin1
1State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China. jinlei994@163.com.
Abstract:
The study of topological states in two-dimensional (2D) systems, especially with magnetic properties, has recently gained significant attention owing to their potential in spintronics and nanotechnology. Here, we propose a 2D ferromagnetic (FM) material, CrS2, which hosts multiple Weyl points (WPs) and can undergo a topological phase transition by rotating the magnetization direction. Based on first-principles calculations, we identify distinct Weyl points around the Fermi level: W1, W2, and W3. These points appear in both spin channels and include various types: type-I, type-II and type-III WPs. Corresponding Fermi arcs are clearly observed at the material edges. CrS2 displays a FM ground state with the easy magnetization direction along the c-axis. When the magnetization direction is rotated in the x-y plane, the W1 and W3 points open gaps, with the gap values remaining the same in all magnetization directions. The W2 can maintain a crossing at specific in-plane magnetization directions, indicating that the material retains its Weyl state. Additionally, we examine the effects of biaxial and uniaxial strains on electronic properties. Weyl points remain stable under biaxial strain of less than ±5%, but they disappear under uniaxial strain. In summary, our work proposes a 2D FM material with multiple coexisting Weyl fermions, where the topological states can be tuned by an external magnetic field.
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