Bounds and anomalies of inhomogeneous anomalous Hall effects

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Hauptverfasser: Ard, Christopher, Camrud, Evan, Pinaud, Olivier, Chen, Hua
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author Ard, Christopher
Camrud, Evan
Pinaud, Olivier
Chen, Hua
author_facet Ard, Christopher
Camrud, Evan
Pinaud, Olivier
Chen, Hua
contents It is well recognized that interpreting transport experiment results can be challenging when the samples being measured are spatially nonuniform. However, quantitative understanding on the differences between measured and actual transport coefficients, especially the Hall effects, in inhomogeneous systems is lacking. In this work we use homogenization theory to find exact bounds of the measured or homogenized anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) in inhomogeneous conductors under minimal assumptions. In particular, we prove that the homogenized AHC cannot exceed the bounds of the local AHC. However, in common experimental setups, anomalies that appear to violate the above bounds can occur, with a popular example being the "humps" or "dips" of the Hall hysteresis curves usually ascribed to the topological Hall effect (THE). We give two examples showing how such apparent anomalies could be caused by different types of inhomogeneities and discuss their relevance in experiments.
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spellingShingle Bounds and anomalies of inhomogeneous anomalous Hall effects
Ard, Christopher
Camrud, Evan
Pinaud, Olivier
Chen, Hua
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
It is well recognized that interpreting transport experiment results can be challenging when the samples being measured are spatially nonuniform. However, quantitative understanding on the differences between measured and actual transport coefficients, especially the Hall effects, in inhomogeneous systems is lacking. In this work we use homogenization theory to find exact bounds of the measured or homogenized anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) in inhomogeneous conductors under minimal assumptions. In particular, we prove that the homogenized AHC cannot exceed the bounds of the local AHC. However, in common experimental setups, anomalies that appear to violate the above bounds can occur, with a popular example being the "humps" or "dips" of the Hall hysteresis curves usually ascribed to the topological Hall effect (THE). We give two examples showing how such apparent anomalies could be caused by different types of inhomogeneities and discuss their relevance in experiments.
title Bounds and anomalies of inhomogeneous anomalous Hall effects
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.15195