Berry curvature induced giant anomalous and spin texture driven Hall responses in the layered kagome antiferromagnet GdTi3Bi4

Abstract

In recent years, layered kagome magnets have emerged as promising platforms for Berry-curvature engineering and unconventional transport phenomena. Here, we present the single-crystal growth, magnetization, and electrical transport characterizations of the van der Waals-like layered antiferromagnet GdTi3Bi4. The system exhibits pronounced field-induced first-order phase transitions. Comprehensive frequency, temperature, and field-dependent ac susceptibility measurements, and Hall analysis, reveals the formation of a spin-cluster-like glassy magnetic phase attributed to noncollinear spin textures. Additionally, the system demonstrates a colossal anomalous Hall conductivity {\sigma}_xy^{A}~ 8.6(7)10^{3} Ohm-1 cm-1 at 2 K). Detailed scaling analyses reveal the coexistence of skew scattering and intrinsic Berry-curvature contributions to the anomalous Hall effect. First-principles calculations highlight flat-band near the Fermi level, with f-electrons of the Gd ion contributing large intrinsic Hall response. Thus, GdTi3Bi4 emerges as a rare layered kagome magnet, exhibiting Berry curvature-induced giant anomalous and spin texture-driven Hall responses, providing a versatile platform for exploring spin-texture physics and advancing low-dimensional spintronic functionalities.