posted on 2014-03-18, 00:00authored byDmitri E. Kharzeev, Ho-Ung Yee
Electric circuits involving Weyl semimetals possess unusual properties induced by the quantum anomaly. The chiral magnetic current in a Weyl semimetal subjected to magnetic field modifies the behavior of such circuits in a drastic way. We consider two explicit examples: (i) a circuit involving the "chiral battery" and (ii) a circuit that can be used as a "quantum amplifier" of magnetic field. The unique properties of these circuits stem from the chiral anomaly and may be utilized for creating "chiral electronic" devices.
Funding
This research was supported by the US Department
of Energy under Contracts DE-AC02-98CH10886 and
DE-FG-88ER41723.