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Higher-order Hall response arises from octupole order and scalar spin chirality in a noncollinear antiferromagnet

  • Adithya Rajan
  • , Tom G. Saunderson
  • , Fabian R. Lux
  • , Rocío Yanes Díaz
  • , Hasan M. Abdullah
  • , Arnab Bose
  • , Beatrice Bednarz
  • , Jun Young Kim
  • , Dongwook Go
  • , Tetsuya Hajiri
  • , Gokaran Shukla
  • , Olena Gomonay
  • , Yugui Yao
  • , Wanxiang Feng
  • , Hidefumi Asano
  • , Udo Schwingenschlögl
  • , Luis López-Díaz
  • , Jairo Sinova
  • , Gerhard Jakob
  • , Yuriy Mokrousov
  • Aurélien Manchon, Mathias Kläui*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • Jülich Research Centre
  • Yeshiva University
  • Universidad de Salamanca
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • Korea University
  • Nagoya University
  • Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Noncollinear antiferromagnets can generate a transverse electrical response known as the anomalous Hall effect, even though they possess almost no net magnetization. The microscopic origin of this behaviour, however, has remained unclear because conventional measurement geometries mix different contributions to the measured response. Here, we show that applying magnetic fields in selected in-plane directions allows us to disentangle the mechanisms underlying the Hall effect in a representative noncollinear antiferromagnet. By suppressing any dipole-related signal, we isolate a purely octupole-driven Hall response that exhibits a characteristic three-fold angular symmetry. At low magnetic fields, we further observe an additional Hall-like contribution that arises from the scalar spin chirality associated with noncoplanar spin textures. Combining symmetry analysis, first-principles calculations, and transport measurements, we reveal that octupole order, dipole moments, and chirality coexist and contribute in distinct field regimes. These findings establish a framework for identifying and controlling complex magnetic order parameters for spintronic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number73
JournalCommunications Materials
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2026
Externally publishedYes

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