Giant room temperature anomalous Hall effect and tunable topology in a ferromagnetic topological semimetal Co2MnAl

Peigang Li, Jahyun Koo, Wei Ning (), Jinguo Li, Leixin Miao, Lujin Min, Yanglin Zhu, Yu Wang, Nasim Alem, Chao-Xing Liu, Zhiqiang Mao () and Binghai Yan ()
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Peigang Li: Tulane University
Jahyun Koo: Weizmann Institute of Science
Wei Ning: Pennsylvania State University
Jinguo Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leixin Miao: Pennsylvania State University
Lujin Min: Pennsylvania State University
Yanglin Zhu: Tulane University
Yu Wang: Tulane University
Nasim Alem: Pennsylvania State University
Chao-Xing Liu: Pennsylvania State University
Zhiqiang Mao: Tulane University
Binghai Yan: Weizmann Institute of Science

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Weyl semimetals exhibit unusual surface states and anomalous transport phenomena. It is hard to manipulate the band structure topology of specific Weyl materials. Topological transport phenomena usually appear at very low temperatures, which sets challenges for applications. In this work, we demonstrate the band topology modification via a weak magnetic field in a ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal candidate, Co2MnAl, at room temperature. We observe a tunable, giant anomalous Hall effect (AHE) induced by the transition involving Weyl points and nodal rings. The AHE conductivity is as large as that of a 3D quantum AHE, with the Hall angle (ΘH) reaching a record value ( $$\tan {\Theta }^{H}=0.21$$ tan Θ H = 0.21 ) at the room temperature among magnetic conductors. Furthermore, we propose a material recipe to generate large AHE by gaping nodal rings without requiring Weyl points. Our work reveals an intrinsically magnetic platform to explore the interplay between magnetic dynamics and topological physics for developing spintronic devices.

Date: 2020
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