Complex anomalous Hall effect of CoGd alloy near the magnetization compensation temperature

In this article, the temperature-dependent complex Hall effect near the magnetization compensation temperature of CoGd alloy films is systematically studied. We find anomalies of Hall loops with characteristics similar to the topological Hall effect (THE), which is usually considered to indicate the occurrence of topological spin texture. However, the THE is ruled out by detailed magnetic and transport measurements on CoGd alloy films with different composition ratios. After considering the influence of the spin-flop effect and the inhomogeneity of the components naturally formed in the ferrimagnetic CoGd alloy, we constructed a phenomenological model that can explain the complex Hall effect near the magnetization compensation point without relying on the THE. The main result is helpful for explaining the microscopic magnetic properties and transport properties of rare-earth transition metal ferrimagnetic alloys near the compensation point. © 2021 American Physical Society.