arXiv · cond-mat/0610788
A hidden constant in the anomalous Hall effect of a high-purity magnet MnSi
Abstract
Measurements of the Hall conductivity in MnSi can provide incisive tests of theories of the anomalous Hall (AH) effect, because both the mean-free-path and magnetoresistance (MR) are unusually large for a ferromagnet. The large MR provides an accurate way to separate the AH conductivity $σ_{xy}^A$ from the ordinary Hall conductivity $σ_{xy}^N$. Below the Curie temperature $T_C$, $σ_{xy}^A$ is linearly proportional to $ M$ (magnetization) with a proportionality constant $S_H$ that is independent of both $T$ and $H$. In particular, $S_H$ remains a constant while $σ_{xy}^N$ changes by a factor of 100 between 5 K and $T_C$. We discuss implications of the hidden constancy in $S_H$.
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Minhyea Lee, Y. Onose, Y. Tokura, N. P. Ong. 2007-02-05. A hidden constant in the anomalous Hall effect of a high-purity magnet MnSi. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.75.172403
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