Geometric Origin of Phonon Magnetic Moment in Dirac Materials
Abstract
We develop a theory for the phonon magnetic moment in doped Dirac materials, treating phonons as emergent gauge and gravitational fields coupled to Dirac fermions in curved space. By classifying electron-phonon coupling into angular momentum channels of Fermi surface deformation, we show that the phonon moment arises from two mechanisms: proportional to the electron Hall conductivity through the emergent gauge field coupling, and to the Hall viscosity through the frame field coupling. Applying our theory to CdAs with first-principles calculations, we find quantitative agreement with experiment. Our results reveal a general mechanism for dynamically generating large phonon magnetism in metals and suggest a new route for probing Hall viscosity via phonon dynamics.
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@article{arxiv.2505.09732,
title = {Geometric Origin of Phonon Magnetic Moment in Dirac Materials},
author = {Wenqin Chen and Xiao-Wei Zhang and Ting Cao and Shi-Zeng Lin and Di Xiao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.09732},
year = {2025}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures