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Spontaneous non-equilibrium magnetism via "Berryogenesis" in driven electronic systems

Mark Rudner, Neils Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
PAT C-520

Abstract:  Spontaneous symmetry breaking is central to the description of interacting phases of matter. In this talk I will discuss a new mechanism through which a driven interacting system subject to a time-reversal symmetric driving field can spontaneously magnetize. Strong internal ac fields of a metal driven close to its plasmon resonance may enable Berryogenesis: the spontaneous generation of a self-induced Bloch band Berry flux. The self-induced Berry flux supports and is sustained by a circulating plasmonic motion, which may arise even for a linearly polarized driving field.  Berryogenesis relies on feedback due to interband coherences induced by internal fields, and may readily occur in a wide variety of multiband systems. We anticipate that graphene devices, in particular, provide a natural platform to achieve Berryogenesis and plasmon-mediated spontaneous non-equilibrium magnetization in present-day devices.

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