Magnon-phonon hybridization in quasi-2D antiferromagnet MnPSe$_3$

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Hauptverfasser: Mai, Thuc T., Garrity, K. F., McCreary, A., Argo, J., Simpson, J. R., Doan-Nguyen, V., Aguilar, R. Valdes, Walker, A. R. Hight
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author Mai, Thuc T.
Garrity, K. F.
McCreary, A.
Argo, J.
Simpson, J. R.
Doan-Nguyen, V.
Aguilar, R. Valdes
Walker, A. R. Hight
author_facet Mai, Thuc T.
Garrity, K. F.
McCreary, A.
Argo, J.
Simpson, J. R.
Doan-Nguyen, V.
Aguilar, R. Valdes
Walker, A. R. Hight
contents Magnetic excitations in van der Waals (vdW) materials, especially in the two-dimensional (2D) limit, are an exciting research topic from both the fundamental and applied perspectives. Using temperature-dependent, magneto-Raman spectroscopy, we identify the hybridization of two-magnon excitations with two separate E$_\mathrm{g}$ phonons in MnPSe$_3$, a magnetic vdW material that could potentially host 2D antiferromagnetism. Results from first principles calculations of the phonon and magnon spectra further support our identification. The Raman spectra's rich temperature dependence through the magnetic transition displays an avoided-crossing behavior in the phonons' frequency and a concurrent decrease in their lifetimes. We construct a model based on the interaction between a discrete level and a continuum that reproduces these observations. The strong magnon-phonon hybridization reported here highlights the need to understand its effects on spin transport experiments in magnetic vdW materials.
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spellingShingle Magnon-phonon hybridization in quasi-2D antiferromagnet MnPSe$_3$
Mai, Thuc T.
Garrity, K. F.
McCreary, A.
Argo, J.
Simpson, J. R.
Doan-Nguyen, V.
Aguilar, R. Valdes
Walker, A. R. Hight
Materials Science
Magnetic excitations in van der Waals (vdW) materials, especially in the two-dimensional (2D) limit, are an exciting research topic from both the fundamental and applied perspectives. Using temperature-dependent, magneto-Raman spectroscopy, we identify the hybridization of two-magnon excitations with two separate E$_\mathrm{g}$ phonons in MnPSe$_3$, a magnetic vdW material that could potentially host 2D antiferromagnetism. Results from first principles calculations of the phonon and magnon spectra further support our identification. The Raman spectra's rich temperature dependence through the magnetic transition displays an avoided-crossing behavior in the phonons' frequency and a concurrent decrease in their lifetimes. We construct a model based on the interaction between a discrete level and a continuum that reproduces these observations. The strong magnon-phonon hybridization reported here highlights the need to understand its effects on spin transport experiments in magnetic vdW materials.
title Magnon-phonon hybridization in quasi-2D antiferromagnet MnPSe$_3$
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.12557