journal article·2025-10

Coexistence of Giant Transverse Transport Properties and Complex Spin Configuration in Polycrystalline Kagomé Ferromagnet GdCo 2

Chaoxin Qiu, Xiaolian Liu, Cong Xiao, Hanxiao Chen, Shengcan Ma, Wei Ren, Wei Li, Yimai Wu, Liting Jiang, Jing Gan, Xiaohua Luo, Changcai Chen, Chunsheng Fang, Lizhong Zhao, Xuefeng Zhang

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Abstract

Abstract Kagomé lattice magnets have recently garnered significant interest due to the pronounced transverse transport characteristics, particularly in thermoelectric and spintronic applications, stemming from the interplay between topology and magnetism. Here, a comprehensive investigation of the magnetic, electrical, and thermoelectric transport properties, as well as the complex spin configurations, is conducted in a polycrystalline Kagomé ferromagnet GdCo 2 . Strikingly, a giant anomalous Hall conductivity ≈2125 S cm −1 is obtained at T = 10 K, which is primarily governed by the extrinsic skew‐scattering mechanism. Simultaneously, a large anomalous Nernst effect, including both the Nernst coefficient ( ≈3.5 µV K −1 at 250 K) and transverse thermoelectric conductivity ( ≈3.2 A m −1 K −1 at 210 K) are achieved, which surpass most of the typical Kagomé magnets. In addition, both appreciable topological Hall and Nernst effects imply the emergence of nontrivial spin structures in GdCo 2 , correlating with the M‐shaped MR ( H ) behavior. The remarkable observations of stable spontaneous Skyrmion bubbles and vortices in GdCo 2 further substantiate the above conjecture. This study highlights the coexistence of multiple intriguing physical phenomena, making the Kagomé ferromagnet GdCo 2 serve as a promising candidate for exploring transverse transport effects and the extremely rich underlying physics.
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OpenAlex topics: Topological Materials and Phenomena · Advanced Condensed Matter Physics · Magnetic properties of thin films

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Affiliations

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetic Metallic Materials and Devices/Ganzhou Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Magnetic Functional Materials and Physics Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China

National Rare Earth Functional Material Innovation Center & Guorui Scientific Innovation Rare Earth Functional Materials Co., Ltd Ganzhou 341100 China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China

Institute of Advanced Magnetic Materials College of Materials and Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou 310012 China

School of Physical Science and Technology Tiangong University Tianjin 300387 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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