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Orbital magnetization and its effect in antiferromagnets on the distorted fcc lattice

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-13 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study the intrinsic orbital magnetization (OM) in antiferromagnets on the distorted face-centered-cubic lattice. The combined lattice distortion and spin frustration induce nontrivial kk-space Chern invariant, which turns to result in profound effects on the OM properties. We derive a specific relation between the OM and the Hall conductivity, according to which it is found that the intrinsic OM vanishes when the electron chemical potential lies in the Mott gap. The distinct behavior of the intrinsic OM in the metallic and insulating regions is shown. The Berry phase effects on the thermoelectric transport is also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0706.1107,
  title  = {Orbital magnetization and its effect in antiferromagnets on the distorted fcc lattice},
  author = {Zhigang Wang and Ping Zhang and Junren Shi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.1107},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, 6 figures