Carrier density control of magnetism and Berry phases in doped EuTiO3

Abstract

In materials with broken time-reversal symmetry, the Berry curvature acts as a reciprocal space magnetic field on the conduction electrons and is a significant contribution to the magnetotransport properties, including the intrinsic anomalous Hall effect. Here, we report neutron diffraction, transport, and magnetization measurements of thin films of doped EuTiO3, an itinerant magnetic material, as a function of carrier density and magnetic field. These films are itinerant antiferromagnets at all doping concentrations. At low carrier densities, the magnetoresistance indicates a metamagnetic transition, which is absent at high carrier densities (>6 × 1020 cm−3). Strikingly, the crossover coincides with a sign change in the spontaneous Hall effects, indicating a sign change in the Berry curvature. We discuss the results in the context of the band structure topology and its coupling to the magnetic texture.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1063/1.5025317

Entities

People

  • Anderson Janotti
  • Jeffrey W. Lynn
  • Kaveh Ahadi
  • Stephen D Wilson
  • Susanne Stemmer
  • Zach Porter
  • Zhigang Gui
  • Zhijun Xu

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maryland

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

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