Element-Specific Spin-Polarized Source and Direct Imaging of the Magnetic Domain in Kagome Magnet TbMn <sub>6</sub> Sn <sub>6</sub>
has recently triggered great interest in studying strongly correlated electronic states and novel magnetic behavior. Its abnormal temperature-dependent magnetic anisotropy with distinct spin polarization intensity indicates an intricate evolution process of the spin source and magnetic domain structure, which remains experimentally uninvestigated and unvalidated. Here, we identify element-specific spin polarization and domain evolution during the spin-flip transition. We unveil the spin differential between the Tb and Mn spin sources as well as the magnetization intensity along different spin easy axes. Furthermore, direct imaging of the magnetic domain exhibits a continuous degradation trend with an increasing temperature and disappears above the spin-flip temperature, suggesting an incorporation effect along with the changing magnetic anisotropy. Our study achieves direct identification and observation of spin polarization and domain wall features in the kagome system, offering promising prospects for the design of spintronic devices based on spin states and domain wall motion.
Authors
- C B Liu
- 倪江利
- Zhenfa Zi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0159-8967)
- Jiyu Hu
- Yaodong Wu
- Ying Meng
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Hefei Normal University (CN)
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nano Letters
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00766
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Hefei Normal University
- Anhui Provincial Department of Education
- University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province