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Cascade of magnetic phase transitions and large topological Hall effect in the noncentrosymmetric antiferromagnet Eu2Pd3Bi4

Kaibao Fan1, Mengzhu Shi1, Houpu Li2, Jiaqiang Cai2,3, Yaolong Bian2,3, Zhiwei Wang2, Mei Du1, Jinglei Zhang3, Yuyan Han3 et al.

Chuanying Xi3, Ziji Xiang1,4,*, and Xianhui Chen1,2,4,†

  • *Contact author: zijixiang@ustc.edu.cn
  • †Contact author: chenxh@ustc.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. Research 7, 043092 – Published 23 October, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/593c-xp66

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The interplay between symmetry breaking, spin-orbit coupling, and magnetic frustration in noncentrosymmetric antiferromagnets has emerged as a fertile ground for discovering intertwined topological and quantum phenomena. Here, we report a cascade of magnetic phase transitions and a large topological Hall response in the newly discovered noncentrosymmetric antiferromagnetic (AFM) material Eu2Pd3Bi4 with a Neél temperature TN=7.6K. Under magnetic fields (H) parallel to the c axis, two successive phase transitions at critical fields H1 and H2 are observed in magnetization at temperatures below TN, which are attributed to the occurrences of sequential field-induced spin states. A pronounced topological Hall effect signal emerges exclusively within an intermediate field window H1<H<H2, signifying the formation of topological spin textures. The field-temperature phase diagram mapped via specific heat and magnetoelectric transport measurements incorporates five phase regimes: The paramagnetic state, a high-field polarized state, and three AFM states with distinct spin configurations. Our results identify Eu2Pd3Bi4 as a good candidate for scrutinizing sophisticated interplays between magnetic structure and nontrivial band topology.

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Phys. Rev. Research 7, 043092– Published 23 October, 2025
  • Received 12 June 2025
  • Accepted 29 September 2025
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