Giant plateau-like topological Hall effect controlled by tailoring the magnetic exchange stiffness in a kagome magnet

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Main Authors: Xia, Wei, Wang, Aile, Yuan, Jian, Luo, Jiawei, Wei, Yurui, Wang, Haonan, Meng, Wenjie, Hou, Yubin, Du, Hong, Liu, Xiangqi, Guo, Jiangteng, Luo, Yixuan, Qu, Ke, Chen, Min, Jiao, Jinlong, Wang, Xia, Liu, Xuerong, Wang, Wenbo, Chen, Yulin, Liu, Jianpeng, Fu, Xuewen, Zhong, Ruidan, Lu, Qingyou, Zhang, Shihao, Yang, Zhenzhong, Guo, Yanfeng
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author Xia, Wei
Wang, Aile
Yuan, Jian
Luo, Jiawei
Wei, Yurui
Wang, Haonan
Meng, Wenjie
Hou, Yubin
Du, Hong
Liu, Xiangqi
Guo, Jiangteng
Luo, Yixuan
Qu, Ke
Chen, Min
Jiao, Jinlong
Wang, Xia
Liu, Xuerong
Wang, Wenbo
Chen, Yulin
Liu, Jianpeng
Fu, Xuewen
Zhong, Ruidan
Lu, Qingyou
Zhang, Shihao
Yang, Zhenzhong
Guo, Yanfeng
author_facet Xia, Wei
Wang, Aile
Yuan, Jian
Luo, Jiawei
Wei, Yurui
Wang, Haonan
Meng, Wenjie
Hou, Yubin
Du, Hong
Liu, Xiangqi
Guo, Jiangteng
Luo, Yixuan
Qu, Ke
Chen, Min
Jiao, Jinlong
Wang, Xia
Liu, Xuerong
Wang, Wenbo
Chen, Yulin
Liu, Jianpeng
Fu, Xuewen
Zhong, Ruidan
Lu, Qingyou
Zhang, Shihao
Yang, Zhenzhong
Guo, Yanfeng
contents The ferrimagnet TbMn6Sn6 has attracted vast attention, because its pristine Mn kagome lattice with strong spin-orbit coupling and out-of-plane Tb-Mn exchange supports quantum-limit Chern topological magnetism which can be described by the simple spinless Haldane model. We unveil herein that engineering the kagome lattice through partial substitution of Mn with nonmagnetic Cr induces a striking structural reorganization-Cr preferentially concentrates within a single Mn layer per unit cell, reducing the crystal symmetry from the D6h point group to the C2. This tailored structure configuration gives rise to a plateau-like topological Hall effect (THE), achieving a record-breaking resistivity of 19.1 ohm cm among bulk systems. Complementary magnetic force microscopy measurements unveil a magnetic domain transition near 1 T at 180 K, aligning with the field-dependent phase diagram of the THE. Our direct visualization of the magnetic domain structure underscores the critical role of broken kagome lattice symmetry in generating distinct exchange stiffness between the two Mn layers. These findings establish a new paradigm for exploring exotic states in kagome topological magnets and provide a proof-of-principle strategy for unraveling the interplay between magnetism and emergent topological properties in kagome systems.
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spellingShingle Giant plateau-like topological Hall effect controlled by tailoring the magnetic exchange stiffness in a kagome magnet
Xia, Wei
Wang, Aile
Yuan, Jian
Luo, Jiawei
Wei, Yurui
Wang, Haonan
Meng, Wenjie
Hou, Yubin
Du, Hong
Liu, Xiangqi
Guo, Jiangteng
Luo, Yixuan
Qu, Ke
Chen, Min
Jiao, Jinlong
Wang, Xia
Liu, Xuerong
Wang, Wenbo
Chen, Yulin
Liu, Jianpeng
Fu, Xuewen
Zhong, Ruidan
Lu, Qingyou
Zhang, Shihao
Yang, Zhenzhong
Guo, Yanfeng
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The ferrimagnet TbMn6Sn6 has attracted vast attention, because its pristine Mn kagome lattice with strong spin-orbit coupling and out-of-plane Tb-Mn exchange supports quantum-limit Chern topological magnetism which can be described by the simple spinless Haldane model. We unveil herein that engineering the kagome lattice through partial substitution of Mn with nonmagnetic Cr induces a striking structural reorganization-Cr preferentially concentrates within a single Mn layer per unit cell, reducing the crystal symmetry from the D6h point group to the C2. This tailored structure configuration gives rise to a plateau-like topological Hall effect (THE), achieving a record-breaking resistivity of 19.1 ohm cm among bulk systems. Complementary magnetic force microscopy measurements unveil a magnetic domain transition near 1 T at 180 K, aligning with the field-dependent phase diagram of the THE. Our direct visualization of the magnetic domain structure underscores the critical role of broken kagome lattice symmetry in generating distinct exchange stiffness between the two Mn layers. These findings establish a new paradigm for exploring exotic states in kagome topological magnets and provide a proof-of-principle strategy for unraveling the interplay between magnetism and emergent topological properties in kagome systems.
title Giant plateau-like topological Hall effect controlled by tailoring the magnetic exchange stiffness in a kagome magnet
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15210