Tuning of nodal line states via chemical alloying in Co2CrX (X = Ga, Ge) Heusler compounds for a large anomalous Hall effect

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Result on the web

<a href="https://journals.aps.org/prmaterials/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.034203" target="_blank" >https://journals.aps.org/prmaterials/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.034203</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.034203" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.034203</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Tuning of nodal line states via chemical alloying in Co2CrX (X = Ga, Ge) Heusler compounds for a large anomalous Hall effect

Original language description

Topological materials have attracted significant interest in condensed matter physics for their unique topological properties leading to potential technological applications. Topological nodal line semimetals, a subclass of topological materials, exhibit symmetry -protected nodal lines, where band crossings occur along closed curves in the three-dimensional Brillouin zone. When the nodal lines are gapped out due to perturbation in the Hamiltonian, a large Berry curvature (BC) arises in the surrounding area of the gapped nodal line, leading to exotic anomalous transport responses. In this paper, we studied the Co2CrX (X=Ga, Ge) Heusler compounds that exhibit mirror symmetry -protected nodal line states below the Fermi level. The BC calculation yields anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC) of about 292 and 217 S/cm for Co2CrX (X=Ga, Ge), respectively, at the Fermi level, which increases by up to 400% at the nodal line energy level. We theoretically analyzed that 20% and 60% zinc (Zn) alloying in Co2CrX (X=Ga, Ge) effectively lowers the Fermi level by 50 meV and 330 meV, respectively, aligning with the protected crossings. Consequently, we identified Co2CrGe0.4Zn0.6 and Co2CrGa0.8Zn0.2 as compositions to achieve the significant AHC of 800 and 1300 S/cm, respectively. The explicit AHC calculation for these alloyed compositions is in good agreement with our predictions. Our findings highlight that chemical alloying is an efficient way to enhance AHC in nodal line hosting materials.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)

Project

<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004572" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004572: Quantum materials for applications in sustainable technologies</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Physical Review Materials

ISSN

2475-9953

e-ISSN

2475-9953

Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001195873700003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85188678780