Tunable high Néel temperature and large anomalous Hall response in antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetal Mn3Sn1−xGax thin films
摘要
Antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetals based on Mn3X(X = Ge, Sn, Ga) kagome compounds exhibit the same ferromagnetic-like responses, including anomalous Hall, Nernst, and magneto-optical effects, as recently discussed for altermagnets. Driven by the Berry curvature due to Weyl fermions, these materials show a disproportionately large magnitude of electromagnetic effects even in the absence of large magnetization. For applications it is crucial to realize these responses in a wide range of temperatures both below and above 300 K. While stoichiometric Mn3X materials do not offer optimal performance, we show that Mn3Sn1−xGax sputtered films with a variable composition offers a tunable Néel temperature, TN ≈ 425 ± 6–500 ± 15 K, which is crucial for device applications, together with a large tunable anomalous Hall effect. Our thin film growth method enables continuous and precise control over the film composition between x = 0 and x = 1. Through a detailed magnetization and Hall transport, we establish the magnetic phase diagram for the hexagonal Mn3Sn1−xGax. Our results reveal an enhanced TN and antichiral magnetic phase in Ga-doped Mn3Sn and an enhanced anomalous Hall magnitude in Sn-doped Mn3Ga compared to their stoichiometric undoped forms. Our work demonstrates a route to optimize the technologically relevant antiferromagnets for various applications.