Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6

Abstract Quantum geometry, including Berry curvature and the quantum metric, of the electronic Bloch bands has been studied via nonlinear responses in topological materials. Naturally, these material systems with intrinsic strong nonlinear responses also form the key component in nonlinear electroni...

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Main Authors: Weiyao Zhao, Kaijian Xing, Yufei Zhao, Lei Chen, Min Hong, Yuefeng Yin, Yang Liu, Dang Khoa Le, Jacob Gayles, Fang Tang, Yong Fang, Binghai Yan, Julie Karel
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62096-z
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Lei Chen
Min Hong
Yuefeng Yin
Yang Liu
Dang Khoa Le
Jacob Gayles
Fang Tang
Yong Fang
Binghai Yan
Julie Karel
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description Abstract Quantum geometry, including Berry curvature and the quantum metric, of the electronic Bloch bands has been studied via nonlinear responses in topological materials. Naturally, these material systems with intrinsic strong nonlinear responses also form the key component in nonlinear electronic devices. However, the previous reported quantum geometry effects are mainly observed at cryogenic temperatures, hindering their application in practical devices. Here we report a tuneable strong room-temperature second-harmonic transport response in a quantum magnet, TbMn6Sn6, which is governed by the quantum metric and can be tuned with applied magnetic fields. We show that around room temperature, which is close to the spontaneous spin-reorientation transition, the magnetic configurations, and therefore the related symmetry breaking phases, are easily controlled via magnetic fields. Our results also show that manipulation of the symmetries of the magnetic structure presents an effective route to tuneable quantum-geometry-based devices.
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spelling doaj-art-954a032d9c77467e93f022fbc800b4fb2025-08-20T03:05:14ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-07-011611810.1038/s41467-025-62096-zRoom temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6Weiyao Zhao0Kaijian Xing1Yufei Zhao2Lei Chen3Min Hong4Yuefeng Yin5Yang Liu6Dang Khoa Le7Jacob Gayles8Fang Tang9Yong Fang10Binghai Yan11Julie Karel12Department of Materials Science & Engineering, & ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies, Monash UniversitySchool of Physics & Astronomy, Monash UniversityDepartment of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of ScienceCentre for Future Materials, University of Southern QueenslandCentre for Future Materials, University of Southern QueenslandDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, & ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies, Monash UniversityMonash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash UniversityDepartment of Physics, University of South FloridaDepartment of Physics, University of South FloridaJiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Changshu Institute of TechnologyJiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Changshu Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, & ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies, Monash UniversityAbstract Quantum geometry, including Berry curvature and the quantum metric, of the electronic Bloch bands has been studied via nonlinear responses in topological materials. Naturally, these material systems with intrinsic strong nonlinear responses also form the key component in nonlinear electronic devices. However, the previous reported quantum geometry effects are mainly observed at cryogenic temperatures, hindering their application in practical devices. Here we report a tuneable strong room-temperature second-harmonic transport response in a quantum magnet, TbMn6Sn6, which is governed by the quantum metric and can be tuned with applied magnetic fields. We show that around room temperature, which is close to the spontaneous spin-reorientation transition, the magnetic configurations, and therefore the related symmetry breaking phases, are easily controlled via magnetic fields. Our results also show that manipulation of the symmetries of the magnetic structure presents an effective route to tuneable quantum-geometry-based devices.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62096-z
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Kaijian Xing
Yufei Zhao
Lei Chen
Min Hong
Yuefeng Yin
Yang Liu
Dang Khoa Le
Jacob Gayles
Fang Tang
Yong Fang
Binghai Yan
Julie Karel
Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
Nature Communications
title Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
title_full Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
title_fullStr Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
title_full_unstemmed Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
title_short Room temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn6Sn6
title_sort room temperature quantum metric effect in tbmn6sn6
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62096-z
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