DOE OSTI · 2575282
Discovery of an Intrinsic Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor EuSc 2 Te 4 With Magnetism‐Driven Nonlinear Transport
Abstract
Magnetic topological materials have recently emerged as a promising platform for studying quantum geometry by the nonlinear transport in thin film devices. In this work, an antiferromagnetic (AFM) semiconductor EuSc₂Te₄ as the first bulk crystal that exhibits quantum geometry-driven nonlinear transport is reported. This material crystallizes into an orthorhombic lattice with AFM order below 5.2 K and a bandgap of less than 50 meV. The calculated band structure aligns with the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy spectrum. The AFM order preserves combined space-time inversion symmetry but breaks both spatial inversion and time-reversal symmetry, leading to the nonlinear Hall effect (NLHE). Nonlinear Hall voltage measured in bulk crystals appears at zero field, peaks near the spin-flop transition as the field increases, and then diminishes as the spin moments align into a ferromagnetic order. This field dependence, along with the scaling analysis of the nonlinear Hall conductivity, suggests that the NLHE of EuSc₂Te₄ involves contributions from quantum metric, in addition to extrinsic contributions, such as spin scattering and junction effects. Furthermore, this NLHE is found to have the functionality of broadband frequency mixing, indicating its potential applications in electronics. This work reveals a new avenue for studying magnetism-induced nonlinear transport in magnetic materials.
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Lee, Seng Huat [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000342543460), Zhao, Yufei [Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)], Gluscevich, Noble [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Yi, Hemian [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Morgan, Zachary [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000243625911), Cao, Huibo [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000259704980), Koo, Jahyun [Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)], Wang, Yu [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], He, Jingyang [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Gopalan, Venkatraman [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Wang, Yuanxi [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Xie, Weiwei [Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)], Chang, CuiZu [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)], Zhang, Qiang [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000303897039), Yan, Binghai [Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)], Mao, Zhiqiang [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)]. 2025-03-27. Discovery of an Intrinsic Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor EuSc 2 Te 4 With Magnetism‐Driven Nonlinear Transport. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202424231
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