Floquet quantum anomalous Hall effect with a high Chern number in nonmagnetic K2NaAs monolayer

Featuring multiple dissipationless edge channels, the high-Chern number quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) offers a highly promising platform for low-power spintronic applications. Here, we propose the emergence of QAHE with a high Chern number in two-dimensional (2D) nonmagnetic materials and, strikingly, reveal that Floquet engineering provides a versatile platform for realizing such high-Chern number QAHE, with the Chern number reaching as much as C=±3. Moreover, based on first-principles calculations, the K2NaAs monolayer is identified as an experimentally feasible candidate of the proposed mechanism of Floquet QAHE, where a topological phase transition from the 2D nonmagnetic trivial insulator to QAHE emerges. These findings establish a technological pathway linking 2D nonmagnets with exotic QAHE physics, offering promising prospects for applications in topological spintronics.

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Applied Physics Letters
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2026-05-11
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0332248
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Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Floquet quantum anomalous Hall effect with a high Chern number in nonmagnetic K2NaAs monolayer

Xiaohan Xie, Z C Zhang, Yilin Zhang, Ying Dai et al.
Applied Physics Letters
Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Floquet quantum anomalous Hall effect with a high Chern number in nonmagnetic K2NaAs monolayer

Xiaohan Xie, Z C Zhang, Yilin Zhang, Ying Dai, Baibiao Huang, Chengwang Niu
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Abstract

Featuring multiple dissipationless edge channels, the high-Chern number quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) offers a highly promising platform for low-power spintronic applications. Here, we propose the emergence of QAHE with a high Chern number in two-dimensional (2D) nonmagnetic materials and, strikingly, reveal that Floquet engineering provides a versatile platform for realizing such high-Chern number QAHE, with the Chern number reaching as much as C=±3. Moreover, based on first-principles calculations, the K2NaAs monolayer is identified as an experimentally feasible candidate of the proposed mechanism of Floquet QAHE, where a topological phase transition from the 2D nonmagnetic trivial insulator to QAHE emerges. These findings establish a technological pathway linking 2D nonmagnets with exotic QAHE physics, offering promising prospects for applications in topological spintronics.

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