Quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene from Rashba and exchange effects

Zhenhua Qiao; Shengyuan A. Yang; Wanxiang Feng; Wang Kong Tse; Jun Ding; Yugui Yao; Jian Wang; Qian Niu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.161414

Quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene from Rashba and exchange effects

Zhenhua Qiao^*, Shengyuan A. Yang, Wanxiang Feng, Wang Kong Tse, Jun Ding, Yugui Yao, Jian Wang, Qian Niu

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We investigate the possibility of realizing quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene. We show that a bulk energy gap can be opened in the presence of both Rashba spin-orbit coupling and an exchange field. We calculate the Berry curvature distribution and find a nonzero Chern number for the valence bands and demonstrate the existence of gapless edge states. Inspired by this finding, we also study, by first-principles method, a concrete example of graphene with Fe atoms adsorbed on top, obtaining the same result.

Original language	English
Article number	161414
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	82
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.161414
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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