Intertwined magnetoresistance and Hall multifunctionality in a non-coplanar magnetic Weyl semimetal DyB4

Abstract

Anomalous magneto-transport responses provide complementary probes of orbital motion, momentum-space topology, and real-space spin chirality, yet their integration into a single material remains rare because their underlying requirements often compete. A promising materials-design strategy is to realize a magnetic Weyl semimetal that combines linearly dispersive high-mobility bands with tunable non-coplanar magnetism while limiting spin-dependent scattering. Here we identify DyB4, a frustrated rare-earth tetraboride, as a magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate that embodies this strategy and hosts intertwined magnetoresistance and Hall multifunctionality. Neutron diffraction reveals a sequence of field-tunable magnetic states, including non-coplanar spin configurations and PT-symmetry-broken phases. First-principles calculations identify steep linear dispersions and field-induced Weyl points near the Fermi level. Magneto-transport measurements establish a rare fourfold combination of extremely large magnetoresistance, chiral-anomaly-like negative magnetoresistance, large anomalous Hall conductivity arising from cooperative intrinsic Berry curvature and skew scattering, and scalar-spin-chirality-driven topological Hall responses. This multifunctionality arises from the distinct yet weakly coupled roles of itinerant carriers and localized 4f moments, which enable high-mobility transport, field-induced Weyl topology, and non-coplanar magnetism. DyB4 therefore provides a 4f-electron platform for correlating orbital transport, momentum-space Berry curvature, and real-space spin chirality, suggesting a route toward multifunctional magnetic topological materials.