Unconventional Anomalous Hall Effect in the Metallic Triangular-Lattice Magnet PdCrO2

Hiroshi Takatsu, Shingo Yonezawa, Satoshi Fujimoto, and Yoshiteru Maeno
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 137201 – Published 20 September 2010

Abstract

We experimentally reveal an unconventional anomalous Hall effect (UAHE) in a quasi-two-dimensional triangular-lattice antiferromagnet PdCrO2. Using high quality single crystals of PdCrO2, we found that the Hall resistivity ρxy deviates from the conventional behavior below T*20K, noticeably lower than TN=37.5K, at which Cr3+ (S=3/2) spins order in a 120° structure. In view of the theoretical expectation that the spin chirality cancels out in the simplest 120° spin structure, we discuss required conditions for the emergence of UAHE within Berry-phase mechanisms.

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  • Received 27 March 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.137201

© 2010 The American Physical Society

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Hiroshi Takatsu, Shingo Yonezawa, Satoshi Fujimoto, and Yoshiteru Maeno

  • Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan

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Vol. 105, Iss. 13 — 24 September 2010

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