Enhancement of the anomalous Hall effect by distorting the Kagome lattice in an antiferromagnetic material.

In topological magnetic materials, the topology of the electronic wave function is strongly coupled to the structure of the magnetic order. In general, ferromagnetic Weyl semimetals generate a strong anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) due to a large Berry curvature that scales with their magnetization. In contrast, a comparatively small AHC is observed in noncollinear antiferromagnets.

Synergizing a Large Ordinary Nernst Effect and Axis-Dependent Conduction Polarity in Flat Band KMgBi Crystals.

The exploration of quantum materials in which an applied thermo/electrical/magnetic field along one crystallographic direction produces an anisotropic response has led to unique functionalities. Along these lines, KMgBi is a layered, narrow gap semiconductor near a critical state between multiple Dirac phases due to the presence of a flat band near the Fermi level. The valence band is highly anisotropic with minimal cross-plane dispersion, which, in combination with an isotropic conduction band, enables axis-dependent conduction polarity.

Interplay between Magnetism and Topology: Large Topological Hall Effect in an Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator, EuCuAs.

Magnetic interactions in combination with nontrivial band structures can give rise to several exotic physical properties such as a large anomalous Hall effect, the anomalous Nernst effect, and the topological Hall effect (THE). Antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials exhibit the THE due to the presence of nontrivial spin structures. EuCuAs crystallizes in a hexagonal structure with an AFM ground state (Néel temperature ∼ 16 K).

Bonding and Suppression of a Magnetic Phase Transition in EuMnP.

Electrons in solids often adopt complex patterns of chemical bonding driven by the competition between energy gains from covalency and delocalization, and energy costs of double occupation to satisfy Pauli exclusion, with multiple intermediate states in the transition between highly localized, and magnetic, and delocalized, and nonmagnetic limits. Herein, we report a chemical pressure-driven transition from a proper Mn magnetic ordering phase transition to a Mn magnetic phase crossover in EuMnP the limiting end member of the EuMnX (X = Sb, As, P) family of layered materials. This loss of a magnetic ordering occurs despite EuMnP remaining an insulator at all temperatures, and with a phase transition to long-range Eu antiferromagnetic order at ≈ 17 K.

Charge Density Wave Order and Fluctuations above T_{CDW} and below Superconducting T_{c} in the Kagome Metal CsV_{3}Sb_{5}.

The phase diagram of the kagome metal family AV_{3}Sb_{5} (A=K, Rb, Cs) features both superconductivity and charge density wave (CDW) instabilities, which have generated tremendous recent attention. Nonetheless, significant questions remain. In particular, the temperature evolution and demise of the CDW state has not been extensively studied, and little is known about the coexistence of the CDW with superconductivity at low temperatures.