Electrical and thermal magnetotransport in altermagnetic CrSb

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Authors: Sajal Naduvile Thadathil, Christoph Müller, Reza Firouzmandi, Lorenz Farin, Srikanta Goswami, Antonin Badura, Dr Pascal Manuel, Fabio Orlandi, Philipp Ritzinger, Václav Petříček, M. Uhlarz, Tommy Kotte
+11 more Michał Baj, Marein C. Rahn, Thanassis Speliotis, Markéta Žáčková, Jiří Pospíšil, Bernd Büchner, Jochen Wosnitza, Helena Reichlová, Vilmos Kocsis, Toni Helm, Dominik Kriegner
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Abstract

Chromium antimonide has emerged as a key material platform for studying altermagnetism because of its simple binary composition, high Néel temperature, and semimetallic electronic structure. Here, we investigate electrical and thermal magnetotransport in single-crystalline CrSb using steady-and pulsed-magnetic fields up to 65 T, and complement these measurements with neutron diffraction and magnetization data. We confirm the compensated magnetic structure and observe a large nonsaturating magnetoresistance together with a pronounced nonlinear Hall response at low temperatures. Multicarrier modeling, supported by mobility-spectrum analysis, reveals coexisting electron- and hole-like charge carriers with mobilities up to ~3000 cm2/Vs and shows that the number of transport channels that can be resolved strongly depends on the accessible magnetic-field range. Thermal-transport measurements further reveal a nonlinear thermal Hall response and a thermal conductivity substantially exceeding a simple Wiedemann-Franz law. The broadly similar field and temperature evolution of electrical and thermal transport point to a dominant electronic contribution, while the remaining deviations indicate additional heat-carrying channels.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Topological Materials and Phenomena Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties 2D Materials and Applications

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
26 March 2026
Document type
Preprint