Non-collinear antiferromagnets and the anomalous Hall effect

Kuebler J, Felser C (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

EPL - Europhysics Letters Institute of Physics: EPL

Book Volume: 108

Article Number: 67001

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/108/67001

Abstract

The anomalous Hall effect is investigated theoretically by employing density functional calculations for the non-collinear antiferromagnetic order of the hexagonal compounds Mn3Ge and Mn3Sn using various planar triangular magnetic configurations as well as unexpected non-planar configurations. The former give rise to anomalous Hall conductivities (AHC) that are found to be extremely anisotropic. For the planar cases the AHC is connected with Weyl points in the energy-band structure. If this case were observable in Mn3Ge, a large AHC of about σzx = 900 (Ωcm)-1 should be expected. However, in Mn3Ge it is the non-planar configuration that is energetically favored, in which case it gives rise to an AHC of σxy = 100 (Ωcm)-1. The non-planar configuration allows a quantitative evaluation of the topological Hall effect that is seen to determine this value of σxy to a large extent. For Mn3Sn it is the planar configurations that are predicted to be observable. In this case the AHC can be as large as σyz = 250 (Ωcm)-1.

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Darmstadt DE Germany (DE) Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe (MPI CPfS) / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Kuebler, J., & Felser, C. (2014). Non-collinear antiferromagnets and the anomalous Hall effect. EPL - Europhysics Letters, 108(6). https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/108/67001

MLA:

Kuebler, J., and Claudia Felser. "Non-collinear antiferromagnets and the anomalous Hall effect." EPL - Europhysics Letters 108.6 (2014).

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