Anisotropy-Induced Magnetic Field Generation in Bidimensional Materials

TL;DR

This paper explores how anisotropy in two-dimensional materials can lead to electromagnetic instabilities that generate structured out-of-plane magnetic fields, with detailed kinetic modeling and simulations revealing their growth and saturation behaviors.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive kinetic model for anisotropy-induced electromagnetic instabilities in 2D materials, including effects of temperature, chemical potential, and band structure.

Findings

Identification of anisotropy-driven electromagnetic instabilities

Derivation of growth rates for unstable modes

Simulation of magnetic field generation and saturation

Abstract

We investigate an electromagnetic instability in two-dimensional materials arising from an anisotropy of the Fermi surface, utilizing a kinetic model accounting for the effects of the values of temperature, chemical potential and anisotropy ratio, as well as considering both linear and quadratic low-energy band structures. The wavenumber-dependent growth-rate of these modes is derived in the linear regime, and their confinement, contrasting with stable electromagnetic waves in these systems, is described. The generation of structured out-of-plane magnetic fields, as well as their behaviour in saturation, is shown using fully kinetic and non-linear simulations.