Tunable non-coplanar magnetism and exotic transport phenomena in the magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate DyB<sub>4</sub>

ORAL

Abstract

Magnetic Weyl systems provide an ideal platform for exploring exotic transport phenomena arising from the interplay between magnetism and band topology, particularly those associated with noncoplanar spin arrangements. Among rare-earth tetraborides RB4 (R = rare earth), the coexistence of strongly localized 4f magnetism and quadrupole degrees of freedom enables the realization of such noncoplanar spin textures. Here, we show that DyB4 is a magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate with tunable non-coplanar spin configurations, exhibiting an extraordinary combination of transport responses, including extremely large unsaturated magneto-resistance (XMR), chiral-anomaly-like negative magneto-resistance, and exceptionally large anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC). First-principles calculations reveal magnetically induced Weyl points near the Fermi level, consistent with the observed chiral anomaly and large AHC. These findings establish DyB4 as a versatile platform for investigating the interplay among magnetism, topology, and strong electron correlations, offering new opportunities for realizing spin-topological quantum functionalities.

*The Air Force Office of Scientific Research under grant no. FA9550-23-1-0502

Presenters

  • Long Chen

    • University of Tennessee

Authors

  • Long Chen

    • University of Tennessee
  • Yulin Shen

    • University of Tennessee
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Songxue Chi

    • Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Jiangxu Li

    • University of Tennessee
    • University of Texas at Dallas
  • Seunghoon Song

    • University of Tennessee
  • Yang Zhang

    • University of Tennessee
  • Jian Liu

    • University of Tennessee
  • Haidong Zhou

    • University of Tennessee