Tailoring Physical Properties of Crystals through Synthetic Temperature Control: A Case Study for new Polymorphic NbFeTe2 phases

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Main Authors: Wu, Hanlin, Li, Sheng, Lyu, Yan, Guo, Yucheng, Liu, Wenhao, Oh, Ji Seop, Zhang, Yichen, Mo, Sung-Kwan, Cruz, Clarina dela, Birgeneau, Robert J., Taddei, Keith M., Yi, Ming, Yang, Li, Lv, Bing
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author Wu, Hanlin
Li, Sheng
Lyu, Yan
Guo, Yucheng
Liu, Wenhao
Oh, Ji Seop
Zhang, Yichen
Mo, Sung-Kwan
Cruz, Clarina dela
Birgeneau, Robert J.
Taddei, Keith M.
Yi, Ming
Yang, Li
Lv, Bing
author_facet Wu, Hanlin
Li, Sheng
Lyu, Yan
Guo, Yucheng
Liu, Wenhao
Oh, Ji Seop
Zhang, Yichen
Mo, Sung-Kwan
Cruz, Clarina dela
Birgeneau, Robert J.
Taddei, Keith M.
Yi, Ming
Yang, Li
Lv, Bing
contents Growth parameters play a significant role in the crystal quality and physical properties of layered materials. Here we present a case study on a van der Waals magnetic NbFeTe2 material. Two different types of polymorphic NbFeTe2 phases, synthesized at different temperatures, display significantly different behaviors in crystal symmetry, electronic structure, electrical transport, and magnetism. While the phase synthesized at low temperature showing behavior consistent with previous reports, the new phase synthesized at high temperature, has completely different physical properties, such as metallic resistivity, long-range ferromagnetic order, anomalous Hall effect, negative magnetoresistance, and distinct electronic structures. Neutron diffraction reveals out-of-plane ferromagnetism below 70K, consistent with the electrical transport and magnetic susceptibility studies. Our work suggests that simply tuning synthetic parameters in a controlled manner could be an effective route to alter the physical properties of existing materials potentially unlocking new states of matter, or even discovering new materials.
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spellingShingle Tailoring Physical Properties of Crystals through Synthetic Temperature Control: A Case Study for new Polymorphic NbFeTe2 phases
Wu, Hanlin
Li, Sheng
Lyu, Yan
Guo, Yucheng
Liu, Wenhao
Oh, Ji Seop
Zhang, Yichen
Mo, Sung-Kwan
Cruz, Clarina dela
Birgeneau, Robert J.
Taddei, Keith M.
Yi, Ming
Yang, Li
Lv, Bing
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Growth parameters play a significant role in the crystal quality and physical properties of layered materials. Here we present a case study on a van der Waals magnetic NbFeTe2 material. Two different types of polymorphic NbFeTe2 phases, synthesized at different temperatures, display significantly different behaviors in crystal symmetry, electronic structure, electrical transport, and magnetism. While the phase synthesized at low temperature showing behavior consistent with previous reports, the new phase synthesized at high temperature, has completely different physical properties, such as metallic resistivity, long-range ferromagnetic order, anomalous Hall effect, negative magnetoresistance, and distinct electronic structures. Neutron diffraction reveals out-of-plane ferromagnetism below 70K, consistent with the electrical transport and magnetic susceptibility studies. Our work suggests that simply tuning synthetic parameters in a controlled manner could be an effective route to alter the physical properties of existing materials potentially unlocking new states of matter, or even discovering new materials.
title Tailoring Physical Properties of Crystals through Synthetic Temperature Control: A Case Study for new Polymorphic NbFeTe2 phases
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13596