Anomalous Hall conductivity of the holographic Z2\mathbb Z_2 Dirac semimetals

Oct 25, 2020
13 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 104 (2021) 8, 086022
  • Published: Oct 15, 2021
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Abstract: (APS)
The anomalous spin Hall conductivity in the holographic model of Dirac semimetals with two Dirac nodes protected by the crystal symmetry has been elaborated. Such a system besides the chiral anomaly possesses another anomaly that is related to the Z2 topological charge of the system. The holographic model of the system contains matter action with two U(1)-gauge fields as well as the appropriate combination of the Chern-Simons gauge terms. We also allow for the coupling of two gauge fields via the kinetic mixing parametrized by the coupling α. The holographic approach in the probe limit enables us to obtain Hall conductivity. The aim of this work is to describe the phase transitions in the Z2 Dirac semimetals between the topologically trivial and nontrivial phases. Interestingly the anomalous Hall conductivity plays a role of the order parameter of this phase transition. The holographically found prefactor of the Hall conductivity in the topologically nontrivial phase depends on the coupling α and the Chern-Simons couplings.
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  • 28 pages, 11 figures, RevTex
  • mixing: kinetic
  • gauge field theory: U(1)
  • background field
  • Maxwell equation
  • Hall effect