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The magnetic properties of the van der Waals magnetic topological insulators $MnBi_2Te_4$ and $MnBi_4Te_7$ are investigated by magnetotransport measurements. We evidence that the relative strength of the interlayer exchange coupling J to the uniaxial anisotropy K controls a transition from an A-type antiferromagnetic order to a ferromagneticlike metamagnetic state. A bilayer Stoner-Wohlfarth model allows us to describe this evolution, as well as the typical angular dependence of specific signatures, such as the spin-flop transition of the uniaxial antiferromagnet and the switching field of the metamagnet.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 197201 (2020) - Metamagnetism of Weakly Coupled Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulators

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