Spin-hedgehog-derived electromagnetic effects in itinerant magnets

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2022-10, Vol.24 (39), p.24317-24322
• Main Authors: Paradezhenko, G. V, Pervishko, A. A, Swain, N, Sengupta, P, Yudin, D
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Chirality; Conduction electrons; Coupling; Crystal structure; Electron spin; Hall effect; Kerr magnetooptical effect; Magnets; Neural networks; Spirals; Texture; Topology
• ISSN: 1463-9076; 1463-9084
• DOI: 10.1039/d2cp03486g

In itinerant magnets, the indirect exchange coupling of Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida type is known to stabilize incommensurate spin spirals, whereas an account of higher order spin interactions favors the formation of a noncoplanar magnetic texture. This is manifested by the finite Berry phase the conduction electrons accumulate when their spins follow this texture, leading thus to the topological Hall effect. We herein utilize the effective spin model with bilinear-biquadratic exchange interactions for studying the formation of the magnetic hedgehog lattice, that represents a periodic array of magnetic anti- and monopoles and has been recently observed in the B20-type compounds, in a three-dimensional itinerant magnet. As opposed to widely used Monte Carlo simulations, we employ a neural-network-based approach for exploring the ground state spin configuration in a noncentrosymmetric crystal structure. Further, we address the topological Hall conductivity, associated with nonzero scalar spin chirality, in the itinerant magnet due to the coupling to the spin hedgehog lattice, and provide the evidence of a magneto-optic Kerr effect. We explore the effective spin model of a three-dimensional itinerant magnet with bilinear-biquadratic exchange interactions that supports a spin hedgehog lattice, highlighting its magneto-transport and magneto-optic properties.