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arxiv: 2511.05896 · v3 · pith:KAOVVACEnew · submitted 2025-11-08 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Effects of crystal field and momentum-based frustrated exchange interactions on multiorbital square skyrmion lattice

Yan S. Zha , Satoru Hayami This is my paper

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keywords square skyrmion latticemultiorbital Hubbard modelfrustrated exchange interactionscrystal field anisotropyCe-based magnetsmulti-Q magnetic statestopological spin texturesmean-field theory
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The cooperative interplay of interorbital coupling, frustrated exchanges at higher harmonics, and crystal-field anisotropy stabilizes square skyrmion lattices in multiorbital Ce-based magnets.

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This paper explores the stabilization of square-shaped skyrmion lattices in centrosymmetric tetragonal Ce-based magnets by examining multiorbital effects and momentum-dependent frustrated exchange interactions. Using self-consistent mean-field calculations on a multiorbital Hubbard-like model, it finds that interorbital coupling, frustrated exchanges at higher-harmonic wave vectors, and crystal-field-induced anisotropy must work together to form these topologically nontrivial structures. Competition between easy-plane intraorbital and easy-axis interorbital anisotropies significantly widens the stability region for the skyrmion lattice. The study also uncovers a range of other multi-Q magnetic states, such as slightly distorted skyrmion lattices, magnetic bubble lattices, and double-Q phases exhibiting local or net scalar chirality. These insights offer a microscopic understanding for realizing skyrmion lattices in f-electron materials with orbital degrees of freedom, extending beyond systems without them.

Core claim

By performing self-consistent mean-field calculations over a broad range of model parameters, we demonstrate that the cooperative interplay among interorbital coupling, frustrated exchange interactions at higher-harmonic wave vectors, and crystal-field-induced anisotropy is crucial for the stabilization of the S-SkL. The competition between the easy-plane intraorbital anisotropy and the easy-axis interorbital anisotropy leads to a significant enhancement of the S-SkL stability region. We also identify a rich variety of multi-Q states, including a topologically nontrivial S-SkL state with a slight breaking of fourfold rotational symmetry, magnetic bubble lattices, and double-Q phases with a 1

What carries the argument

Self-consistent mean-field approximation applied to a multiorbital Hubbard-like model with momentum-dependent frustrated exchange interactions and crystal-field anisotropy terms.

If this is right

  • The S-SkL stability region is enhanced by the anisotropy competition.
  • Multiple multi-Q states including S-SkL', MBLs, and chiral double-Q phases appear in the phase diagram.
  • This mechanism applies to a broader class of f-electron materials with orbital angular momentum.
  • The findings elucidate the microscopic origin of S-SkLs in Ce-based magnets.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Material synthesis targeting specific crystal fields in Ce compounds could realize these skyrmion lattices experimentally.
  • Incorporating Kondo screening effects might narrow or shift the stability windows for these phases.
  • Neutron scattering experiments could probe the higher-harmonic wave vectors predicted to be important.
  • Similar multiorbital mechanisms might apply to other topological spin textures in heavy-fermion systems.

Load-bearing premise

The self-consistent mean-field approximation faithfully captures the ground-state energetics of the multiorbital model without needing corrections from quantum fluctuations or explicit Kondo screening.

What would settle it

Experimental confirmation or refutation of the square skyrmion lattice phase in a Ce-based tetragonal magnet, with the predicted dependence on crystal-field parameters and exchange frustration strengths.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2511.05896 by Satoru Hayami, Yan S. Zha.

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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Real-space and momentum-space characteristics of the magnetic phases stabilized in the positive-∆ region, or [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Real-space and momentum-space characteristics of the magnetic phases stabilized only in the negative-∆ region. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. Magnitude of the summed structure factor compo [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. Dependence of the absolute skyrmion number [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. Real-space and momentum-space characteristics of magnetic-moment configurations obtained from various values of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. Phase diagram at low temperature ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_10.png] view at source ↗
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Motivated by recent theoretical predictions of a square-shaped skyrmion lattice (S-SkL) in centrosymmetric tetragonal Ce-based magnets [Yan Zha and Satoru Hayami, Phys. Rev. B 111, 165155 (2025)], we perform a comprehensive theoretical investigation into the role of multiorbital effects and momentum-based frustrated exchange interactions in stabilizing such topologically nontrivial magnetic textures. By employing self-consistent mean-field calculations over a broad range of model parameters, we demonstrate that the cooperative interplay among interorbital coupling, frustrated exchange interactions at higher-harmonic wave vectors, and crystal-field-induced anisotropy is crucial for the stabilization of the S-SkL. Furthermore, the competition between the easy-plane intraorbital anisotropy and the easy-axis interorbital anisotropy leads to a significant enhancement of the S-SkL stability region. We also identify a rich variety of multi-$Q$ states, including a topologically nontrivial S-SkL state with a slight breaking of fourfold rotational symmetry (S-SkL$'$), magnetic bubble lattices (MBLs), and double-$Q$ phases with a local/net scalar chirality. Our findings elucidate the microscopic mechanism responsible for the emergence of S-SkLs in prototypical Ce-based magnets and provide a route toward realizing skyrmion lattices in a broader class of $f$-electron materials beyond conventional Gd- and Eu-based systems lacking orbital angular momentum.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript uses self-consistent mean-field calculations on a multiorbital Hubbard-like model with momentum-dependent frustrated exchanges and crystal-field terms to investigate the stabilization of square skyrmion lattices (S-SkL) in centrosymmetric tetragonal Ce-based magnets. It claims that the cooperative interplay among interorbital coupling, higher-harmonic frustrated exchanges, and crystal-field anisotropy is crucial for S-SkL formation, that competition between easy-plane intraorbital and easy-axis interorbital anisotropy enlarges the stability region, and that a variety of multi-Q states (including symmetry-broken S-SkL', magnetic bubble lattices, and double-Q phases with scalar chirality) appear over broad parameter ranges.

Significance. If the mean-field energetics are reliable, the work supplies a concrete microscopic route to S-SkL phases in f-electron systems that possess orbital angular momentum, thereby extending earlier single-orbital results and suggesting design principles for topological magnetism beyond Gd- and Eu-based compounds.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods and §4 (results on stability regions)] The central claim that the cooperative interplay stabilizes the S-SkL rests entirely on self-consistent mean-field energetics. No section compares these results to Monte Carlo, exact diagonalization, or a Kondo-lattice reformulation that would incorporate hybridization and screening effects known to be important in Ce f-electron systems; without such benchmarks the ranking of S-SkL versus competing multi-Q states remains unverified.
  2. [§5 (parameter dependence and phase diagrams)] The reported stability regions are obtained by scanning interorbital coupling, higher-harmonic exchange amplitudes, and crystal-field anisotropy parameters. The manuscript does not state whether these values were chosen a priori from microscopic estimates or adjusted post hoc to enlarge the S-SkL window; this choice directly affects the claim that the interplay is 'crucial'.
minor comments (3)
  1. The abstract would be clearer if it briefly indicated the form of the multiorbital Hamiltonian or the mean-field decoupling scheme employed.
  2. Figure captions for the multi-Q phase diagrams should explicitly label the S-SkL' state and the regions of local versus net scalar chirality.
  3. [Introduction] The introduction cites the authors' prior PRB 111, 165155 (2025) work; a short paragraph contrasting the new multiorbital and higher-harmonic ingredients with that earlier study would help readers assess incremental novelty.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment in turn below.

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  1. Referee: [Methods and §4 (results on stability regions)] The central claim that the cooperative interplay stabilizes the S-SkL rests entirely on self-consistent mean-field energetics. No section compares these results to Monte Carlo, exact diagonalization, or a Kondo-lattice reformulation that would incorporate hybridization and screening effects known to be important in Ce f-electron systems; without such benchmarks the ranking of S-SkL versus competing multi-Q states remains unverified.

    Authors: We agree that mean-field theory is an approximation and that comparisons to Monte Carlo or a Kondo-lattice treatment incorporating hybridization would provide valuable cross-checks. Our study is based on an effective multiorbital model with momentum-dependent exchanges, for which self-consistent mean-field is the standard method used in the literature to determine relative phase stabilities in frustrated magnets. Within this controlled framework the cooperative effects are shown to enlarge the S-SkL region. We will add a dedicated paragraph in the revised manuscript discussing the limitations of the mean-field approach and outlining possible future extensions. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [§5 (parameter dependence and phase diagrams)] The reported stability regions are obtained by scanning interorbital coupling, higher-harmonic exchange amplitudes, and crystal-field anisotropy parameters. The manuscript does not state whether these values were chosen a priori from microscopic estimates or adjusted post hoc to enlarge the S-SkL window; this choice directly affects the claim that the interplay is 'crucial'.

    Authors: The scanned parameter ranges were chosen as representative values drawn from typical crystal-field splittings and exchange strengths reported for Ce-based tetragonal compounds in the literature. The scan was performed systematically to map the conditions under which the interplay stabilizes the S-SkL, rather than being tuned post hoc to maximize its window. We will revise the text in §5 (and the methods section) to state this motivation explicitly and to reference the microscopic estimates that guided the choice of ranges. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Self-citation for motivation only; new multiorbital and crystal-field terms are independent model inputs

full rationale

The paper cites its own prior work [Yan Zha and Satoru Hayami, Phys. Rev. B 111, 165155 (2025)] solely to motivate the existence of S-SkL in the single-orbital limit. The present analysis introduces multiorbital coupling, explicit crystal-field anisotropy, and higher-harmonic frustrated exchanges as new, independently chosen model ingredients that are then scanned via self-consistent mean-field calculations. No equation or result is obtained by fitting to the prior paper's outputs and then relabeling the fit as a prediction; the central claim that their cooperative interplay stabilizes S-SkL follows directly from the numerical exploration of the extended parameter space. The derivation therefore remains self-contained and does not reduce to the self-citation.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

3 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on a multiorbital Hubbard-like model whose exchange terms at higher harmonics and crystal-field splittings are introduced as inputs; no independent microscopic derivation of these parameters from first principles is provided.

free parameters (3)
  • interorbital coupling strength
    Tuned across a range to demonstrate cooperative stabilization of S-SkL
  • higher-harmonic exchange amplitudes
    Introduced to capture momentum-based frustration
  • crystal-field anisotropy parameters
    Chosen to produce competing easy-plane and easy-axis effects
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Mean-field decoupling is sufficient to determine the relative stability of multi-Q magnetic states
    Invoked when performing self-consistent calculations over parameter space

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