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ArticleNature physics2024

Controllable orbital angular momentum monopoles in chiral topological semimetals.

Yun Yen, Jonas A Krieger, Mengyu Yao, Iñigo Robredo, Kaustuv Manna, Qun Yang, Emily C McFarlane, Chandra Shekhar, Horst Borrmann, Samuel Stolz and 8 more

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Article in Nature physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Chirality-Induced Orbital Selectivity through Linear-Orbital Coupling.The journal of physical chemistry letters · 2026
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  5. Floquet-Bloch valleytronics.Nature communications · 2025
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  6. Orbital Topology of Chiral Crystals for Orbitronics.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Yun Yen *Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1290-7390
Jonas A Krieger *Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3337-5530
Mengyu Yao *Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7487-1314
Iñigo RobredoMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.
Kaustuv MannaIndian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9442-2321
Qun YangMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.
Emily C McFarlaneMax Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9863-0187
Chandra ShekharMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3330-0400
Horst BorrmannMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.
Samuel Stolznanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3597-680X
Roland Widmernanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9226-3136
Oliver Gröningnanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Vladimir N StrocovSwiss Light Source, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1147-8486
Stuart S P ParkinMax Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4702-6139
Claudia FelserMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8200-2063
Maia G VergnioryMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7336-3062
Michael SchülerLaboratory for Materials Simulations, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7322-6367
Niels B M SchröterMax Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6159-4576

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emerging field of orbitronics aims to generate and control orbital angular momentum for information processing. Chiral crystals are promising orbitronic materials because they have been predicted to host monopole-like orbital textures, where the orbital angular momentum aligns isotropically with the electron's crystal momentum. However, such monopoles have not yet been directly observed in chiral crystals. Here, we use circular dichroism in angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy to image orbital angular momentum monopoles in the chiral topological semimetals PtGa and PdGa. The spectra show a robust polar texture that rotates around the monopole as a function of photon energy. This is a direct consequence of the underlying magnetic orbital texture and can be understood from the interference of local atomic contributions. Moreover, we also demonstrate that the polarity of the monopoles can be controlled through the structural handedness of the host crystal by imaging orbital angular moment monopoles and antimonopoles in the two enantiomers of PdGa, respectively. Our results highlight the potential of chiral crystals for orbitronic device applications, and our methodology could enable the discovery of even more complicated nodal orbital angular momentum textures that could be exploited for orbitronics.

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Electronic and spintronic devicesElectronic properties and materialsSpintronicsSurfaces, interfaces and thin filmsTopological matter

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PMCPMC11631750

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