Fermi Surface Nesting and Anomalous Hall Effect in Magnetically Frustrated Mn <sub>2</sub> PdIn
Abstract Noncollinear magnets with near‐zero net magnetization and nontrivial bulk electronic topology hold significant promise for spintronic applications, though their scarcity necessitates deliberate design strategies. In this work, a topologically nontrivial electronic structure is reported in metallic Mn 2 PdIn, which crystallizes in the inverse Heusler structure and exhibits a spin‐glassy ground state with quenched magnetization. The system features Weyl‐type band crossings near the Fermi level and reveals a novel interplay among momentum‐space nesting, orbital hybridization, and spin‐orbit coupling. Comprehensive magnetotransport measurements reveal a pronounced anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in Mn 2 PdIn. The observed quadratic relationship between the longitudinal and anomalous Hall resistivities highlights the dominance of the intrinsic Berry curvature contribution to the AHE. These findings establish inverse Heusler alloys as compelling platforms for realizing noncollinear magnets that host Weyl‐type semimetallic or metallic phases‐combining suppressed magnetization with robust electronic transport‐thereby offering a promising route toward their seamless integration into next‐generation spintronic devices.
Authors
- Tukai Singha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7853-2507)
- I. Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-2067)
- Yaroslav Mudryk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-0413)
- Anis Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-3082)
- Prashant Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3460-9290)
- Afsar Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0313-8294)
- Ajay Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-7951)
- Arnab Bhattacharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6597-336X)
Institutions
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (IN)
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (IN)
- Ames National Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513056
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.43
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Iowa State University
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela
- Office of Science
- Basic Energy Sciences
- Nuclear Physics