Orbital Hall Effect in Weyl Semimetals from quantum geometric band interference

Abstract:Orbital angular momentum (OAM) transport in solids, prominently manifested in the orbital Hall effect, has emerged as a fundamental phenomenon that can decisively exceed its spin-based counterparts. However, the microscopic mechanisms governing OAM dynamics remain only partially understood. In particular, the role of band geometry in orbital transport is still largely unresolved. Here we address this question in the TaAs family of Weyl semimetals, TaAs, TaP, NbAs, and NbP, whose well-established topology and associated OAM textures make them an ideal platform in this context. Using ab initio density functional theory, complemented by a minimal Weyl model based on adiabatic perturbation theory, we establish --- both numerically and analytically --- a direct link between OAM transport, band geometry, and topological electronic structure.

Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

arXiv:2608.14353 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

(or arXiv:2608.14353v1 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.14353 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)

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