Magnetic and electronic properties of Mn4Si7

Abstract We present a systematic study of the magnetization, Hall effect and specific heat on single crystals of Mn 4 Si 7 . Curie–Weiss law is observed above 43 K. At low-temperature moments order in an anisotropic helical state and are aligned above 1 T. We observe an anomalous Hall effect in both ρ H vs. B and in R H vs. T curves and a field dependence of the low T specific heat due to spin fluctuations. The magnetic moments ( p eff and p sat ) are the lowest reported for similar itinerant magnetic systems, this suggests that Mn 4 Si 7 is a good candidate to observe critical quantum fluctuations expected for a marginal Fermi liquid.