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Competing Magnetic States in the Candidate Altermagnet GdAlGe

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Pith's one-line read Thin films of the candidate altermagnet GdAlGe carry a ferromagnetic admixture that grows as thickness drops, and the two coexisting magnetic states produce intrinsic exchange bias.

desk verdict First epitaxial GdAlGe films show credible AM/FM coexistence and an interesting exchange bias, but the central thickness-dependent FM-admixture claim is confounded by a substrate switch and needs same-substrate controls before it is established. read the letter →

arxiv 2505.13001 v1 pith:2L5C2D2W submitted 2025-05-19 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Oleg E. Parfenov , Dmitry V. Averyanov , Ivan S. Sokolov , Alexey N. Mihalyuk , Ivan A. Yakovlev , Oleg A. Kondratev , Alexander N. Taldenkov , Andrey M. Tokmachev
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Vyacheslav G. Storchak
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keywords altermagnetismGdAlGeanomalousHalleffectexchangebiasmetal-insulatortransitiontwo-dimensionallimitmagneticstatecompetitionrare-earthintermetallics
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The reading

The paper sets out to show that tetragonal GdAlGe is a candidate altermagnet whose films, from bulk-like down to one monolayer, do not stay in a purely compensated magnetic state: a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic contribution is present at all thicknesses and grows as the film approaches the two-dimensional limit. This matters because altermagnets promise spintronic functionality without net magnetization, and a controllable ferromagnetic admixture would add a handle for switching and reading such devices while largely preserving altermagnetic spin splitting. The coexistence of the two magnetic states is used to explain an intrinsic exchange bias observed in intermediate-thickness films, alongside an anomalous Hall effect and negative magnetoresistance. The authors interpret the thickness evolution as evidence that small chemical substitutions, here Si to Ge, and dimensional confinement can move the same magnetic family into different regimes of altermagnet/ferromagnet competition.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the energy landscape of magnetic configurations of tetragonal GdAlGe computed by DFT+U: an altermagnetic AFM-1 ground state with magnetic point group 4'm'm, a ferrimagnetic state at 0.9 meV per formula unit that the films can populate, and a fully ferromagnetic state at 45.7 meV per formula unit. The near-degeneracy of the AFM-1 and ferrimagnetic states is the mechanism that lets a small ferromagnetic-like moment coexist with altermagnetic order and grow toward the 2D limit; that coexistence in turn generates the intrinsic exchange bias. On the transport side, the anomalous Hall effect is attributed to the ferromagnetic admixture because the 4'm'm point group of the altermagnetic state forbids AHE, and Mott variable-range hopping analysis is used to identify 3D localization in 2 ML films and 2D localization in 1 ML films.

What would settle it

Spin-resolved photoemission on a bulk-like GdAlGe film that fails to show the predicted non-relativistic spin splitting would falsify the altermagnet designation; conversely, demonstrating that the anomalous Hall effect persists in a purely compensated single-domain sample, or neutron diffraction that rules out any ferrimagnetic volume fraction, would falsify the FM-admixture explanation. A simpler check is whether the exchange-bias shift and the ferromagnetic moment track each other as thickness, strain, or field-cooling conditions change.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

The central claim is that epitaxial GdAlGe films host two competing magnetic orders simultaneously: the altermagnetic state, which has zero net moment and non-relativistic spin splitting, and a weak ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic state whose weight is roughly two percent of full Gd polarization in bulk-like films and rises as thickness drops to a single monolayer. Evidence comes from magnetization loops with small hysteretic moments, remnant moments, an anomalous Hall contribution that appears below the magnetic transition, and a shifted hysteresis loop in 17 ML films interpreted as intrinsic exchange bias. DFT+U places a ferrimagnetic configuration only 0.9 meV per formula unit above the altermagnetic AFM-1 ground state, close enough to be stabilized in the films, whereas the fully ferromagnetic state lies 45.7 meV above. The paper contrasts GdAlGe with GdAlSi, whose films show no measurable ferromagnetic admixture, and finds that GdAlGe undergoes a metal-insulator transition below roughly three monolayers, with the 1 ML film showing 2D variable-range hopping and unusually large negative magnetoresistance.

Load-bearing premise

The central conclusion assumes that the films realize the DFT-predicted ferrimagnetic state, only 0.9 meV per formula unit above the altermagnetic ground state, and that the altermagnetic state's 4'm'm point group forbids the anomalous Hall effect that is then attributed entirely to the ferromagnetic admixture.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • GdAlGe films offer the same altermagnetic band splitting as GdAlSi while adding a thickness-tunable ferromagnetic response, so the Si-to-Ge substitution provides a materials lever for adjusting the altermagnet/ferromagnet balance.
  • Intrinsic exchange bias in single-material films removes the need for a separate antiferromagnetic interface in proposed altermagnet-based memory elements.
  • The ferromagnetic contribution strengthens toward the monolayer, so scaling to the 2D limit can enhance the spintronic responses that a compensated altermagnet suppresses.
  • Films of 4 ML and thicker reproduce bulk-like transport and AHE hysteresis, while 1-2 ML films enter a strongly localized regime with markedly larger negative magnetoresistance.
  • The observed AHE, remnant moments, and shifted hysteresis are all consistent with coexistence of altermagnetic and ferromagnetic orders, making GdAlGe a model platform for studying that coexistence across dimensions.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • A testable extension is chemical alloying: if the 0.9 meV separation between the AFM-1 and ferrimagnetic states controls the admixture, GdAlSi1-xGex films should show a continuous progression from GdAlSi-like compensation to GdAlGe-like ferromagnetic admixture as x rises.
  • The near-degeneracy also opens the possibility of switching the admixture externally: strain, electric field, or substrate termination perturb energies at the meV scale, so field- or gate-controlled changes in the ferromagnetic fraction could turn the exchange bias on and off, though the paper does not demonstrate such control.
  • The sub-meV energy difference suggests the ferromagnetic signal may come from spatially localized ferrimagnetic domains rather than a uniform weak canting; magnetic imaging or thickness-dependent exchange-bias measurements could distinguish a homogeneous admixture from phase separation.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports a combined experimental and DFT study of epitaxial GdAlGe films spanning 1 to 90 monolayers (ML), grown by MBE on Ge(001) and Ge/Si(001) substrates. The paper claims that tetragonal GdAlGe is a candidate altermagnet with a small admixture of a ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic) state, that this FM contribution grows as the film thickness is reduced toward the monolayer limit, that coexistence of the magnetic states produces intrinsic exchange bias, and that ultrathin films undergo a metal-insulator transition with variable-range hopping transport. Supporting evidence includes SQUID magnetization, anomalous Hall effect (AHE), negative magnetoresistance, exchange bias in the 17 ML film, and DFT+U relative energies of six magnetic configurations, with the ferrimagnetic (FiM) state only 0.9 meV/f.u. above the altermagnetic AFM-1 ground state.

Significance. If the central claims hold, the paper would be a valuable contribution to nanoscale altermagnet research: it identifies a new candidate AM (GdAlGe), demonstrates dimensionality-tuned competition between AM and FM states, and reports intrinsic exchange bias in a single material, with a natural comparison to GdAlSi. The study has notable strengths: a systematic thickness series down to a single monolayer with phase-pure epitaxial films characterized by RHEED and XRD; mutually consistent magnetization, magnetotransport, and exchange-bias observations across multiple thicknesses; DFT energy ordering of six magnetic configurations; and an honest use of the word 'candidate.' The cross-check with magnetization of polycrystalline bulk GdAlGe adds credibility to the bulk FM-admixture estimate. However, the headline thickness trend is currently underdetermined by a substrate switch, and the interpretation of the AHE and exchange bias rests on a sub-meV DFT energy and on an experimentally unverified magnetic point group, so the significance hinges on additional controls rather than on the data as presented.

major comments (3)
  1. [Section 2.1 and Fig. S9] The central claim that the FM admixture increases as the system approaches the 2D limit is confounded by a substrate switch at 4 ML. The M(H) comparison in Fig. S9 uses 1, 2, and 3 ML films grown on 7-9 nm Ge/Si(001) high-ohmic substrates and compares them with the 90 ML film grown on a pristine Ge(001) wafer, with no same-substrate control for either thickness regime. Strain, interface chemistry, or a magnetic background from the Ge/Si buffer could stabilize the FiM/FM state in the ultrathin films, and the paper does not characterize the strain state of the Ge buffer. A same-substrate control (e.g., a 90 ML or a 10/17 ML film grown on Ge/Si(001), or 3 ML films grown on a Ge(001) wafer measured magnetically) is required before the dimensionality trend in the FM admixture can be considered established; without it, the headline claim of the abstract is not supported by the presented data.
  2. [Section 2.2 and Table S1] The interpretation that the AHE, remnant moment, and exchange bias originate from an intrinsic FiM/FM admixture rests on a DFT+U energy difference of only 0.9 meV/f.u. between the FiM state and the AFM-1 ground state (Table S1), with a Hubbard U of 7 eV applied to Gd. This energy scale is well within the accuracy of DFT+U for Gd 4f electrons, and the paper itself contrasts this with the 2.3 meV FiM energy in GdAlSi as 'noticeably higher,' a distinction that the method cannot reliably support. The AHE attribution further assumes that the AM ground state has magnetic point group 4'm'm', which forbids AHE in the experimental geometry, but this point group is not verified experimentally (no spin-resolved ARPES, neutron diffraction, or symmetry-sensitive Hall measurements on the AM state alone). Since AHE is known to arise from AM states in other compensated materials (e.g., MnTe, cited as Ref. [45]), the paper should either provide a concrete, method-robust argument that the sub-meV FiM state is populated in the films at the measurement temperatures, or present independent evidence for the FiM phase, otherwise the 'intrinsic admixture' interpretation is underdetermined.
  3. [Section 2.2, Figs. 3b and S9] The quantitative magnetic claims lack error bars and a documented extraction procedure. The paper quotes a total FM moment of about 0.13 mu_B/Gd (approximately 2% of the fully polarized value) for the 90 ML film and states that the FM moments in ultrathin films remain far from 7 mu_B/Gd, but no uncertainties, fits, or sample-to-sample reproducibility statistics are provided for the non-linear M(H) contribution. Given the acknowledged surface roughness of the films and the small size of the FM signal relative to the dominant AM/paramagnetic background, the subtraction procedure and its uncertainty should be described so the reader can judge whether the thickness trend in Fig. S9 is quantitative or qualitative.
minor comments (5)
  1. [Section 2.1] The substrate temperature is written as '190 C°'; it should read '190 °C'.
  2. [Section 2.1] The rationale for the substrate switch states that the Ge wafer conductivity is comparable to that of the ultrathin GdAlGe films; a quantitative statement of the wafer resistivity and the measured sheet resistances would help the reader assess whether the transport data on the two substrate types are directly comparable.
  3. [Section 2.3 and Fig. 6d] The AHE scaling exponent of 1.61 for the 2 ML film is presented with the caveat that the spans of sigma_xx and sigma_xy are relatively small; the fit range, number of points, and an uncertainty estimate for the exponent should be given so the reader can judge how well the power law is constrained.
  4. [Section 2.2] The statement that the magnetic point group 4'm'm' of the AM state does not allow observation of the AHE is central to the AHE attribution, yet it is given without derivation or a supporting reference; a brief symmetry argument would make the claim checkable.
  5. [Abstract and Section 3] The terms 'AM state' and 'AFM state' are used somewhat interchangeably; since the AM state of GdAlGe is a compensated collinear state that is also an antiferromagnet, one sentence defining the relationship at first use would remove ambiguity.

Circularity Check

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No load-bearing circular step: the GdAlGe claims rest on independent magnetization and transport measurements, with DFT used only as post-hoc interpretation.

full rationale

The paper's central experimental claims — FM admixture, its thickness evolution, intrinsic exchange bias, and AHE — are direct measurements (M-H loops, remnant moments, hysteresis shifts, Hall resistance) and are not derived from the DFT energies. The DFT calculation (Table S1) finds the FiM state 0.9 meV/f.u. above AFM-1, but this is presented as a possible explanation for the observed FM-like behavior, not as a fitted input that generates the magnetization data. The magnetic point group 4'm'm argument for excluding AHE from the AM state is a standard symmetry statement applied to the DFT-derived structure and does not reduce to a self-citation. Self-citations to prior GdAlSi work [30,65] serve mainly as a comparator and do not bear the derivation for GdAlGe. A genuine limitation, disclosed by the authors in Section 2.1, is that ultrathin films were grown on Ge/Si(001) while thick films were grown on Ge(001); this can confound the thickness trend, but a substrate confound is a correctness risk, not the kind of definitional or self-citational circularity required by the rubric. No equation or fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction, and no uniqueness claim is imported from the authors' prior work. The consequent low score reflects minor self-citation in comparative statements rather than any circular derivation.

Assumptions & free parameters 4 free parameters · 4 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest mostly on experimental measurements; the DFT adds an interpretation. The main free parameters are computational choices (U=7 eV) and fit exponents. The key assumptions are the structural/magnetic analogy to GdAlSi and the sub-meV FiM stabilization.

free parameters (4)
  • Hubbard U on Gd = 7 eV
    DFT+U correction for Gd 4f; chosen from literature, not scanned or benchmarked for GdAlGe; relative magnetic energies in Table S1 depend on it.
  • AHE scaling exponent = 1.61
    Fitted to sigma_xy vs sigma_xx in 2 ML films (Figure 6d); claimed consistent with the universal 1.6-1.8 range, but the data span is small.
  • Variable-range hopping exponent beta = 1/4 (2 ML), 1/3 (1 ML)
    Fitted from log rho vs T^-beta; used to assign 3D vs 2D strong localization.
  • Curie-Weiss temperature theta = -8.5 K
    Fit to paramagnetic susceptibility of 90 ML film; used as evidence for dominant AFM correlations with some FM coupling.
assumptions (4)
  • domain assumption Tetragonal GdAlGe shares the compensated Gd magnetic structure of GdAlSi with non-relativistic spin splitting and AM point group 4'm'm.
    Central to distinguishing AHE from FM admixture vs AM; based on DFT and analogy with GdAlSi (Refs. 30, 49), not directly measured.
  • ad hoc to paper A DFT energy difference of 0.9 meV/f.u. can stabilize the ferrimagnetic state at accessible temperatures.
    The paper uses this to explain the observed FM admixture; sub-meV DFT+U energies are generally not reliable.
  • domain assumption Ultrathin (1-4 ML) films on Ge-on-Si are directly comparable to thicker films on Ge wafers.
    The thickness trend crosses a substrate change; no same-substrate control is provided.
  • domain assumption The SiOx capping layer does not affect magnetic or transport properties.
    Assumed inert amorphous insulator; no control experiments with different capping.

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  author       = {Pith},
  title        = {Pith review of: Competing Magnetic States in the Candidate Altermagnet GdAlGe},
  year         = {2026},
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Altermagnetism, a newly discovered magnetic order, combines zero net magnetization with non-relativistic spin splitting of electronic bands. Its ability to utilize the advantages of both antiferromagnets and ferromagnets is highly promising for spintronic applications. Currently, the merge of altermagnetism and weak ferromagnetism in a single material excites significant interest as it provides additional control mechanisms over material properties. However, the role of dimensionality in this interplay is yet to be explored. Here, we study magnetism and electron transport in epitaxial films of the candidate altermagnet GdAlGe ranging from bulklike to a single monolayer. The films exhibit the anomalous Hall effect and negative magnetoresistance. In contrast to altermagnetic GdAlSi, the candidate altermagnet GdAlGe demonstrates an admixture of the ferromagnetic state which contribution increases as the system approaches the 2D limit. The coexistence of the magnetic states induces technologically important intrinsic exchange bias. The present work underpins future studies and applications of nanoscale altermagnets.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Atomic, magnetic, and electronic structures of GdAlGe. a) The unit cell of GdAlGe (Gd – blue, Al – gray, Ge – green); red and black arrows denote Gd spins up and down in the ground-state magnetic configuration of GdAlGe. b) Calculated band structure of GdAlGe; bands with spins up and down are marked as red and blue, respectively [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Structure of GdAlGe films. a) 3D RHEED image of 1 ML GdAlGe; the reflexes are marked by a pair of Miller indices for the basal plane. b) -2 XRD scan of 90 ML GdAlGe; asterisks denote peaks from the Ge(001) substrate [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Magnetic properties of GdAlGe films. a) Temperature dependence of the molar magnetic susceptibility of 90 ML GdAlGe in in-plane magnetic fields 10 mT (blue), 50 mT (orange), 0.1 T (grey), and 1 T (red). b) Dependence of the magnetic moment per Gd atom on in-plane magnetic fields in 90 ML GdAlGe at 2 K; inset: Hysteresis in the dependence of the FM moment on in-plane magnetic fields in 90 ML GdAlGe at 2 K. c) Tempera… view at source ↗
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Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Lateral electron transport in 45 ML GdAlGe. a) Normalized temperature dependence of resistance in zero-magnetic field (red) and in a magnetic field 3 T parallel to the current. b) Non-linear (AHE) contribution to Hall resistance at 2 K (red), 5 K (blue), 10 K (orange),…
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Thickness-dependent evolution of lateral electron transport in GdAlGe. a) Dependence of conductivity on the number of MLs at 2 K. b) MR for 1 ML (red), 10 ML (gray), 17 ML (orange), and 45 ML (blue) GdAlGe at 2 K in out-of-plane magnetic fields. c) Magnetic field depen…
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Lateral electron transport in ultra-thin films of GdAlGe. a) Temperature dependence of resistivity in 2 ML GdAlGe in zero magnetic field (red) and an out-of-plane magnetic field 9 T (blue); the fits (black lines) correspond to exponential dependence of resistivity on 𝑇…

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