Competing magnetic states in a non-coplanar Kagome magnet

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Authors: Xiaodong Hu, Amar Fakhredine, Roger Guzmán, Martin Frentrup, Jinan Shi, Giulio Isacco Lampronti, S. El-Khatib, Waichuen Tse, Laura Gorzawski, Angelo Di Bernardo, Nadia A. Stelmashenko, Wu Zhou
+6 more M. Egilmez, Danfeng Li, Grzegorz P. Mazur, Mario Cuoco, Carmine Autieri, Jason W. A. Robinson
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Abstract

Non-collinear Kagome antiferromagnets (AFMs) Mn3X (X = Sn, Ga, Ge, Ir, Pt) can generate an anomalous Hall effect (AHE) despite vanishing net magnetization, enabled by broken time-reversal and inversion symmetries. However, strong in-plane anisotropy has limited studies of the AFM-AHE and electronic applications to coplanar spin configurations. Non-coplanar spin textures in these systems have been realized only in low temperature spin-glass states or at interfaces with heavy metals. Here, we report an intrinsic non-coplanar spin configuration persisting up to 400 K in cubic-phase Mn3Ge, originating from coexisting symmetric and antisymmetric exchange interactions. Competing magnetic states associated with this non-coplanar spin configuration give rise to an unconventional AHE with a magnetic-field-induced sign reversal and a hump-like feature. Our findings establish a platform for non-coplanar magnetism in AFM spintronics.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Magnetic properties of thin films Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
10 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint