Magnus-driven Hall transport in a smectic vortex state
Joint press release (in Japanese) Hokkaido University, Tohoku University and Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Abstract
We report the emergence of an anomalous Hall response induced by smectic vortex order in a layered superconductor. By tuning the in-plane magnetic field and temperature, we uncover a distinct transport regime in which the longitudinal resistance remains low, whereas the transverse resistance becomes finite and even exceeds it—a definitive hallmark of unconventional vortex dynamics. This behavior arises from Magnus-force-driven motion of smectic dislocation vortices generated via interlayer smectic kink excitations, directed along the applied current within a smectic vortex liquid crystal phase, where partial translational symmetry breaking enables anisotropic and coherent vortex flow. These results establish smectic vortex matter as a new class of quantum vortex phases with hydrodynamic and topological character. Our findings open….
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Article Information:
Hiroyoshi Nobukane, Kyosuke Takahashi, Noriaki Matsunaga, Motoi Kimata and Satoshi Tanda, Magnus-Driven Hall Transport in a Smectic Vortex State, Physical Review Letters, 136, 126002, 2026
DOI:10.1103/dm7v-jk3b
