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Intrinsic topological Weyl phase transition induced by a magnetostructural transformation in a kagome magnet

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Abstract

Topological phase transitions provide a unique window into the interplay between structure, magnetism, and Weyl physics in magnetic Weyl semimetals. However, realizing an intrinsic Weyl phase transition between two distinct Weyl states near room temperature remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate that a magnetostructural transition effectively induces such a transition in the kagome magnet Mn3Ga. High-resolution neutron diffraction, magnetization characterizations and first-principles calculations reveal that Mn3Ga undergoes a chiral antiferromagnetic transition below 485 K, followed by a magnetostructural transition to a monoclinic structure with highly canted antiferromagnetic order near room temperature. These cooperative changes in lattice and magnetic symmetries reorganize Weyl nodes, driving a transition from a primary type-II Weyl state to a distinct Weyl state, accompanied by dramatic variations in the anomalous Hall effect and appearance of topological Hall effect. Our findings open a new pathway for discovering novel topological Weyl states and advancing potential spintronic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5063
JournalNature Communications
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2026

Funding

This research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The beam time was allocated to POWGEN on proposal numbers IPTS-24323.1, 24634.1, and IPTS-24773.1. The research by S.O., M.A.M., D.A.T. was sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program (LDRD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (Project No. 9533), with later stage supported by the U.S. DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division (S.O.), and U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Quantum Science Center (M.A.M. and D.A.T.). This research used resources of the Compute and Data Environment for Science (CADES) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.

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