Nonlinear field dependence of Hall effect and high-mobility multi-carrier transport in an altermagnet CrSb

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Main Authors: Bai, Yuqing, Xiang, Xinji, Pan, Shuang, Zhang, Shichao, Chen, Haifeng Chen Xi, Han, Zhida, Xu, Guizhou, Xu, Feng
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author Bai, Yuqing
Xiang, Xinji
Pan, Shuang
Zhang, Shichao
Chen, Haifeng Chen Xi
Han, Zhida
Xu, Guizhou
Xu, Feng
author_facet Bai, Yuqing
Xiang, Xinji
Pan, Shuang
Zhang, Shichao
Chen, Haifeng Chen Xi
Han, Zhida
Xu, Guizhou
Xu, Feng
contents As a promising candidate for altermagnet, CrSb possesses a distinctive compensated spin split band structure that could bring groundbreaking concepts to the field of spintronics. In this work, we have grown high-quality CrSb single crystals and comprehensively investigated their electronic and magneto-transport properties. We have observed large, positive, and non-saturated magnetoresistance (MR) in CrSb, which well obeys Kohler's rule, indicating its classic Lorentz scattering origins. Remarkably, a nonlinear magnetic field dependence of Hall effect resembling the spontaneous anomalous Hall is identified over a wide temperature range. After careful analysis of the transport data, we conclude the non-linearity mainly stems from the incorporation of different carriers in the magnetoconductivity. According to the Fermi surface analyses of CrSb, we applied the three-carrier model to fit the conductivity data, yielding good agreement. The extracted carrier concentration and mobility indicates that CrSb behaves more like a semimetal, with the highest mobility reaching 3*103 cm2V-1s-1. Furthermore, calculations using the semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory have successfully reproduced the main features of the experimental MR and Hall effect in CrSb. These exceptional transport properties make CrSb unique for applications in spintronics as an altermagnet.
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spellingShingle Nonlinear field dependence of Hall effect and high-mobility multi-carrier transport in an altermagnet CrSb
Bai, Yuqing
Xiang, Xinji
Pan, Shuang
Zhang, Shichao
Chen, Haifeng Chen Xi
Han, Zhida
Xu, Guizhou
Xu, Feng
Materials Science
As a promising candidate for altermagnet, CrSb possesses a distinctive compensated spin split band structure that could bring groundbreaking concepts to the field of spintronics. In this work, we have grown high-quality CrSb single crystals and comprehensively investigated their electronic and magneto-transport properties. We have observed large, positive, and non-saturated magnetoresistance (MR) in CrSb, which well obeys Kohler's rule, indicating its classic Lorentz scattering origins. Remarkably, a nonlinear magnetic field dependence of Hall effect resembling the spontaneous anomalous Hall is identified over a wide temperature range. After careful analysis of the transport data, we conclude the non-linearity mainly stems from the incorporation of different carriers in the magnetoconductivity. According to the Fermi surface analyses of CrSb, we applied the three-carrier model to fit the conductivity data, yielding good agreement. The extracted carrier concentration and mobility indicates that CrSb behaves more like a semimetal, with the highest mobility reaching 3*103 cm2V-1s-1. Furthermore, calculations using the semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory have successfully reproduced the main features of the experimental MR and Hall effect in CrSb. These exceptional transport properties make CrSb unique for applications in spintronics as an altermagnet.
title Nonlinear field dependence of Hall effect and high-mobility multi-carrier transport in an altermagnet CrSb
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.14855