Published July 29, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

Topological Hall effect enhanced at magnetic transition fields in a frustrated magnet EuCd2

  • 1. Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
  • 2. RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan

Description

Emergent magnetic fields exerted by topological spin textures of magnets lead to an additional Hall response of itinerant carriers called the topological Hall effect (THE). While THE as a bulk effect has been widely studied, THE driven by magnetic domain boundaries (DBs) has been elusive. Here, we report rich Hall responses characterized by multiple peak structures and a hysteresis loop in films of EuCd2, where Eu layers form a geometrically frustrated lattice of Heisenberg spins. We uncover a THE component sharply enhanced at magnetic transition fields, indicating a giant contribution from nontrivial spin textures possibly formed at the DBs.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.110.035159;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100002241; 10.13039/501100020964; 10.13039/501100001691; 10.13039/501100001700;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review B
Journal Volume
110
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
8 pgs.
ISSN
1550-235X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CARRIERS; CHARGE CARRIERS; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; FILMS; HALL EFFECT; HYSTERESIS; LAYERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETS; PEAKS; SPIN; SPIN EXCHANGE; TEXTURE; TOPOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Copyright
©2024 American Physical Society
Contract/Grant/Project number
JPMJFR202N; JP21H01804; JP22H04471; JP22H04501; JP22K18967; JP22K20353; JP23K13666
Notes
Contact Email: Contact author: m.uchida@phys.titech.ac.jp; Record automatically processed
Funding organization
Japan Science and Technology Agency; Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology