A Predictive Framework for Designing Chiral Charge Density Wave Quantum Materials

A Predictive Framework for Designing Chiral Charge Density Wave Quantum Materials | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article A Predictive Framework for Designing Chiral Charge Density Wave Quantum Materials Guoqing Chang, Sen Shao, Wei-Chi Chiu, Md Shafayat Hossain, Tao Hou, and 20 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5459209/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Implementing and tuning chirality is fundamental in physics, chemistry, and materials science. Chiral charge density waves (CDWs), where chirality arises from correlated charge orders, are attracting intense interest due to their exotic transport and optical properties. However, a general framework for predicting chiral CDW materials is lacking, primarily because the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we address this challenge by developing the first comprehensive predictive framework, systematically identifying chiral CDW materials via first-principles calculations. The key lies in the previously overlooked phase difference of the CDW Q-vectors between layers, which is linked to opposite collective atomic displacements across different layers. This phase difference induces a spiral arrangement of the Q-vectors, ultimately giving rise to a chiral structure in real space. We validate our framework by applying it to the kagome lattice AV$ {3}$Sb$ {5}$ (A = K, Rb, Cs), successfully predicting emergent structural chirality. To demonstrate the generality of our approach, we extend it to predict chiral CDWs in the triangular-lattice NbSe$ {2}$. Beyond material predictions, our theory uncovers a universal and unprecedented Hall effect in chiral CDW materials, occurring without external magnetic fields or intrinsic magnetization. Our experiments on CsV$ {3}$Sb$_{5}$ confirm this prediction, observing a unique signature where the Hall conductivity's sign reverses when the input current is reversed, a phenomenon distinct from known Hall effects. Our findings elucidate the mechanisms behind chiral CDWs and open new avenues for discovering materials with unconventional quantum properties, with potential applications in next-generation electronic and spintronic devices. Physical sciences/Materials science/Condensed-matter physics Physical sciences/Physics/Condensed-matter physics Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. 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