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Oxygen Vacancy‐Induced Topological Hall Effect in a Nonmagnetic Band Insulator

Oxygen Vacancy‐Induced Topological Hall Effect in a Nonmagnetic Band Insulator The discovery of skyrmions has recently sparked tremendous interest in topologically nontrivial spin textures. The signature of the noncoplanar nature of magnetic moments can be observed as topological Hall effect (THE) in electrical measurement. Realization of such nontrivial spin textures in new materials and through new routes is an ongoing endeavor due to their huge potential for future ultra‐dense, low‐power memory applications. In this work, oxygen vacancy (OV)‐induced THE and anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in a 5d0 system KTaO3 are reported. The observation of weak antilocalization behavior and THE in the same temperature range strongly implies the crucial role of spin–orbit coupling (SOC) behind the origin of THE. Ab initio calculations reveal the formation of the magnetic moment on Ta atoms around the OV and Rashba‐type spin texturing of conduction electrons. In the presence of Rashba SOC, the local moments around vacancy can form bound magnetic polarons (BMPs) with noncollinear spin texture, resulting in THE. Scaling analysis between transverse and longitudinal resistance establishes skew scattering‐driven AHE in the present case. This study opens a route to realize topological phenomena through defect engineering. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Quantum Technologies Wiley

Oxygen Vacancy‐Induced Topological Hall Effect in a Nonmagnetic Band Insulator

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Abstract

The discovery of skyrmions has recently sparked tremendous interest in topologically nontrivial spin textures. The signature of the noncoplanar nature of magnetic moments can be observed as topological Hall effect (THE) in electrical measurement. Realization of such nontrivial spin textures in new materials and through new routes is an ongoing endeavor due to their huge potential for future ultra‐dense, low‐power memory applications. In this work, oxygen vacancy (OV)‐induced THE and anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in a 5d0 system KTaO3 are reported. The observation of weak antilocalization behavior and THE in the same temperature range strongly implies the crucial role of spin–orbit coupling (SOC) behind the origin of THE. Ab initio calculations reveal the formation of the magnetic moment on Ta atoms around the OV and Rashba‐type spin texturing of conduction electrons. In the presence of Rashba SOC, the local moments around vacancy can form bound magnetic polarons (BMPs) with noncollinear spin texture, resulting in THE. Scaling analysis between transverse and longitudinal resistance establishes skew scattering‐driven AHE in the present case. This study opens a route to realize topological phenomena through defect engineering.

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Advanced Quantum Technologies – Wiley

Published: Jul 1, 2020

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