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Giant Full-Space Anomalous Hall Effect Induced by Non-Coplanar Spin State in Mn-Rich Mn3Sn

Materials Science 2026-03-17 v1

Abstract

Antiferromagnets are promising candidates for next-generation spintronic devices owing to their negligible stray fields and ultrafast spin dynamics. The noncollinear antiferromagnet Mn3Sn\mathrm{Mn}_{3}\mathrm{Sn} exhibits a large anomalous Hall effect (AHE). However, its specific noncollinear spin configuration leads to the forbiddance of the anomalous Hall conductivity from the (0001) basal plane, σ(0001)\sigma_{(0001)}, limiting practical applications. Here, using first-principles density functional theory, we demonstrate that Mn enrichment in Mn3Sn\mathrm{Mn}_{3}\mathrm{Sn} drives a magnetic transition from the coplanar 120120^\circ spin configuration to a non-coplanar state with moments tilted toward the cc-axis. This transition is primarily mediated by four-spin ring exchange interaction in the local triangular lattice, which breaks the time-reversal symmetry and generates a giant intrinsic anomalous Hall conductivity over the full three-dimensional space in Mn3Sn\mathrm{Mn}_{3}\mathrm{Sn}. We predict that σ(0001)\sigma_{(0001)} reaches as high as  ⁣468 Ω1cm1\sim\!-468~\Omega^{-1}\cdot\mathrm{cm}^{-1}, and an enhanced σ(011ˉ0)\sigma_{(01\bar{1}0)} of  ⁣229 Ω1cm1\sim\!-229~\Omega^{-1}\cdot\mathrm{cm}^{-1} is expected in light Mn self-doping of Mn3Sn\mathrm{Mn}_{3}\mathrm{Sn} (Mn3.125Sn0.875\mathrm{Mn}_{3.125}\mathrm{Sn}_{0.875}). Unlike previously reported mechanisms relying on external magnetic fields or strain, our approach exploits intrinsic compositional tuning to stabilize a non-coplanar magnetic ground state for realizing a strong full-space AHE in antiferromagnets, providing another viable pathway toward high-performance, low-power spintronic devices.

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@article{arxiv.2603.13718,
  title  = {Giant Full-Space Anomalous Hall Effect Induced by Non-Coplanar Spin State in Mn-Rich Mn3Sn},
  author = {Yiming Liu and Xin Liu and Jiayao Zhu and Fengxian Ma and Li Ma and Dewei Zhao and Guoke Li and Congmian Zhen and Denglu Hou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.13718},
  year   = {2026}
}

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16 pages, 5 figures