Berry curvature describes the intrinsic geometric property of electronic band structure,crucial for governing emergent transport phenomena.As a typical Berry-curvature-related property,the anomalous Nernst effect prob...Berry curvature describes the intrinsic geometric property of electronic band structure,crucial for governing emergent transport phenomena.As a typical Berry-curvature-related property,the anomalous Nernst effect probes local Berry curvature near the Fermi surface,whereas the anomalous Hall effect integrates contributions across all occupied states.Thus,the anomalous Nernst effect is a superior probe for detecting subtle evolution of Berry curvature near the Fermi level;however,their relation remains elusive.Here,we demonstrate giant anomalous Nernst angles induced by Berry curvature in layered itinerant ferromagnets Fe_(3)GaTe_(2)and Fe_(5)GeTe_(2).Their maximum values(≈0.33 for Fe_(3)GaTe_(2)and≈0.41 for Fe_(5)GeTe_(2))are one order of magnitude larger than those of traditional ferromagnets(θ_(AN)^(max)<0.02).Scaling analysis of anomalous Hall effect in these two systems further suggests these giant angles originate from intrinsic Berry curvature.These findings indicate Berrycurvature-dominated regimes,and establish these materials for high-performance spin-caloritronic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2024YFA1408104,2021YFA1202901,and 2022YFA1204001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92365203,U24A6002,52302180,and U21A2086)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20243011)the Hebei Natural Science Foundation No.E2023203002).
文摘Berry curvature describes the intrinsic geometric property of electronic band structure,crucial for governing emergent transport phenomena.As a typical Berry-curvature-related property,the anomalous Nernst effect probes local Berry curvature near the Fermi surface,whereas the anomalous Hall effect integrates contributions across all occupied states.Thus,the anomalous Nernst effect is a superior probe for detecting subtle evolution of Berry curvature near the Fermi level;however,their relation remains elusive.Here,we demonstrate giant anomalous Nernst angles induced by Berry curvature in layered itinerant ferromagnets Fe_(3)GaTe_(2)and Fe_(5)GeTe_(2).Their maximum values(≈0.33 for Fe_(3)GaTe_(2)and≈0.41 for Fe_(5)GeTe_(2))are one order of magnitude larger than those of traditional ferromagnets(θ_(AN)^(max)<0.02).Scaling analysis of anomalous Hall effect in these two systems further suggests these giant angles originate from intrinsic Berry curvature.These findings indicate Berrycurvature-dominated regimes,and establish these materials for high-performance spin-caloritronic devices.
