Scaling analysis of quantum geometry in second-order nonlinear transport
cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.mtrl-sci, cond-mat.other
Submitted: 2024-10-07
Updated: 2026-07-15
Comments: 8 pages, 3 figures, 4 tables
Journal ref: Science Bulletin 71, 4422-4428 (2026)
DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.07.062
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The gist: Quantum geometry encodes the structure of the Hilbert space of Bloch states and can be accessed through nonlinear transport.
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Abstract
Quantum geometry encodes the structure of the Hilbert space of Bloch states and can be accessed through nonlinear transport. Yet, disorder-induced mechanisms generically contribute to nonlinear transport, making it difficult to isolate quantum-geometric contributions in experiments. Here we systematically enumerate geometric and disorder-induced mechanisms of the second-order nonlinear Hall effect and derive a scaling law that expresses the nonlinear Hall conductivity as a polynomial of the linear longitudinal conductivity. Crucially, each mechanism carries a distinct "weight fingerprint" in the polynomial, enabling a quantitative disentanglement of quantum geometry from disorder backgrounds in existing experiments, both with and without time-reversal symmetry. Our results provide an implementable workflow for identifying quantum-geometric contributions in nonlinear-transport measurements.
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- Optical Manifestations of Quantum Geometry in Electron-Phonon Coupling
- Magnetic geometry induced quantum geometry and nonlinear transports
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