Correlation between Complex Spin Textures and the Magnetocaloric and Hall Effects in Eu(Ga$_{1-x}$Al$_x$)$_4$ ($x$ = 0.9, 1)

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Autori principali: Neubauer, Kelly J., Allen, Kevin, Moya, Jaime M., Klemm, Mason L., Ye, Feng, Morgan, Zachary, DeBeer-Schmitt, Lisa, Tian, Wei, Morosan, Emilia, Dai, Pengcheng
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author Neubauer, Kelly J.
Allen, Kevin
Moya, Jaime M.
Klemm, Mason L.
Ye, Feng
Morgan, Zachary
DeBeer-Schmitt, Lisa
Tian, Wei
Morosan, Emilia
Dai, Pengcheng
author_facet Neubauer, Kelly J.
Allen, Kevin
Moya, Jaime M.
Klemm, Mason L.
Ye, Feng
Morgan, Zachary
DeBeer-Schmitt, Lisa
Tian, Wei
Morosan, Emilia
Dai, Pengcheng
contents Determining the electronic phase diagram of a quantum material as a function of temperature (T) and applied magnetic field (H) forms the basis for understanding the microscopic origin of transport properties, such as the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) and topological Hall effect (THE). For many magnetic quantum materials, including EuAl$_4$, a THE arises from a topologically protected magnetic skyrmion lattice with a non-zero scalar spin chirality. We identified a square skyrmion lattice (sSkL) peak in Eu(Ga$_{1-x}$Al$_x$)$_4$ ($x$ = 0.9) identical to the peak previously observed in EuAl$_4$ by performing neutron scattering measurements throughout the phase diagram. Comparing these neutron results with transport measurements, we found that in both compounds the maximal THE does not correspond to the sSkL area. Instead of the maximal THE, the maximal magnetocaloric effect (MCE) boundaries better identify the sSkL lattice phase observed by neutron scattering measurements. The maximal THE therefore arises from interactions of itinerant electrons with frustrated spin fluctuations in a topologically trivial magnetic state.
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spellingShingle Correlation between Complex Spin Textures and the Magnetocaloric and Hall Effects in Eu(Ga$_{1-x}$Al$_x$)$_4$ ($x$ = 0.9, 1)
Neubauer, Kelly J.
Allen, Kevin
Moya, Jaime M.
Klemm, Mason L.
Ye, Feng
Morgan, Zachary
DeBeer-Schmitt, Lisa
Tian, Wei
Morosan, Emilia
Dai, Pengcheng
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Determining the electronic phase diagram of a quantum material as a function of temperature (T) and applied magnetic field (H) forms the basis for understanding the microscopic origin of transport properties, such as the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) and topological Hall effect (THE). For many magnetic quantum materials, including EuAl$_4$, a THE arises from a topologically protected magnetic skyrmion lattice with a non-zero scalar spin chirality. We identified a square skyrmion lattice (sSkL) peak in Eu(Ga$_{1-x}$Al$_x$)$_4$ ($x$ = 0.9) identical to the peak previously observed in EuAl$_4$ by performing neutron scattering measurements throughout the phase diagram. Comparing these neutron results with transport measurements, we found that in both compounds the maximal THE does not correspond to the sSkL area. Instead of the maximal THE, the maximal magnetocaloric effect (MCE) boundaries better identify the sSkL lattice phase observed by neutron scattering measurements. The maximal THE therefore arises from interactions of itinerant electrons with frustrated spin fluctuations in a topologically trivial magnetic state.
title Correlation between Complex Spin Textures and the Magnetocaloric and Hall Effects in Eu(Ga$_{1-x}$Al$_x$)$_4$ ($x$ = 0.9, 1)
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05227