Robust superzone gap opening in incommensurate antiferromagnetic semimetal EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ under in-plane magnetic field

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Autores principales: Green, J., Arora, Arpit, Marshall, Madalynn, Shan, Wanfei, Udvarhelyi, Péter, Morgan, Zachary, Narang, Prineha, Cao, Huibo, Ni, Ni
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author Green, J.
Arora, Arpit
Marshall, Madalynn
Shan, Wanfei
Udvarhelyi, Péter
Morgan, Zachary
Narang, Prineha
Cao, Huibo
Ni, Ni
author_facet Green, J.
Arora, Arpit
Marshall, Madalynn
Shan, Wanfei
Udvarhelyi, Péter
Morgan, Zachary
Narang, Prineha
Cao, Huibo
Ni, Ni
contents The interplay between magnetism and charge transport in semimetals has emerged as a fertile ground for discovering novel electronic phenomena. A notable example is the recent discovery of electronic commensuration arising from a spin moiré superlattice (SMS), realized as double-q spin modulation in the antiferromagnetic semimetal EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$. Here, we investigate the in-plane magnetic-field tunability of the SMS using neutron scattering, magnetic and transport measurements. We reveal an incommensurate noncollinear cycloidal magnetic ground state. Temperature-field phase diagrams constructed with field tilting uncover multiple spin-reoriented phases, suggesting the critical role of in-plane field components in driving magnetic transitions. Despite substantial spin reorientation of the double-q phase, we observe a persistent gap opening, evidenced by strong suppression in both Hall and longitudinal conductivities. Model calculations attribute this robustness to the stability of SMS under tilting fields. Our results establish EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ as a tunable platform for exploring spin-texture-driven superzone gap opening in electronic states.
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spellingShingle Robust superzone gap opening in incommensurate antiferromagnetic semimetal EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ under in-plane magnetic field
Green, J.
Arora, Arpit
Marshall, Madalynn
Shan, Wanfei
Udvarhelyi, Péter
Morgan, Zachary
Narang, Prineha
Cao, Huibo
Ni, Ni
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The interplay between magnetism and charge transport in semimetals has emerged as a fertile ground for discovering novel electronic phenomena. A notable example is the recent discovery of electronic commensuration arising from a spin moiré superlattice (SMS), realized as double-q spin modulation in the antiferromagnetic semimetal EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$. Here, we investigate the in-plane magnetic-field tunability of the SMS using neutron scattering, magnetic and transport measurements. We reveal an incommensurate noncollinear cycloidal magnetic ground state. Temperature-field phase diagrams constructed with field tilting uncover multiple spin-reoriented phases, suggesting the critical role of in-plane field components in driving magnetic transitions. Despite substantial spin reorientation of the double-q phase, we observe a persistent gap opening, evidenced by strong suppression in both Hall and longitudinal conductivities. Model calculations attribute this robustness to the stability of SMS under tilting fields. Our results establish EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ as a tunable platform for exploring spin-texture-driven superzone gap opening in electronic states.
title Robust superzone gap opening in incommensurate antiferromagnetic semimetal EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ under in-plane magnetic field
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.11860