Stoichiometry-induced ferromagnetism in altermagnetic candidate MnTe

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Autori principali: Chilcote, Michael, Mazza, Alessandro R., Lu, Qiangsheng, Gray, Isaiah, Tian, Qi, Deng, Qinwen, Moseley, Duncan, Chen, An-Hsi, Lapano, Jason, Gardner, Jason S., Eres, Gyula, Ward, T. Zac, Feng, Erxi, Cao, Huibo, Lauter, Valeria, McGuire, Michael A., Hermann, Raphael, Parker, David, Han, Myung-Geun, Kayani, Asghar, Rimal, Gaurab, Wu, Liang, Charlton, Timothy R., Moore, Robert G., Brahlek, Matthew
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author Chilcote, Michael
Mazza, Alessandro R.
Lu, Qiangsheng
Gray, Isaiah
Tian, Qi
Deng, Qinwen
Moseley, Duncan
Chen, An-Hsi
Lapano, Jason
Gardner, Jason S.
Eres, Gyula
Ward, T. Zac
Feng, Erxi
Cao, Huibo
Lauter, Valeria
McGuire, Michael A.
Hermann, Raphael
Parker, David
Han, Myung-Geun
Kayani, Asghar
Rimal, Gaurab
Wu, Liang
Charlton, Timothy R.
Moore, Robert G.
Brahlek, Matthew
author_facet Chilcote, Michael
Mazza, Alessandro R.
Lu, Qiangsheng
Gray, Isaiah
Tian, Qi
Deng, Qinwen
Moseley, Duncan
Chen, An-Hsi
Lapano, Jason
Gardner, Jason S.
Eres, Gyula
Ward, T. Zac
Feng, Erxi
Cao, Huibo
Lauter, Valeria
McGuire, Michael A.
Hermann, Raphael
Parker, David
Han, Myung-Geun
Kayani, Asghar
Rimal, Gaurab
Wu, Liang
Charlton, Timothy R.
Moore, Robert G.
Brahlek, Matthew
contents The field of spintronics has seen a surge of interest in altermagnetism due to novel predictions and many possible applications. MnTe is a leading altermagnetic candidate that is of significant interest across spintronics due to its layered antiferromagnetic structure, high Neel temperature (TN ~ 310 K) and semiconducting properties. We present results on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) grown MnTe/InP(111) films. Here, it is found that the electronic and magnetic properties are driven by the natural stoichiometry of MnTe. Electronic transport and in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy show the films are natively metallic with the Fermi level in the valence band and the band structure is in good agreement with first principles calculations for altermagnetic spin-splitting. Neutron diffraction confirms that the film is antiferromagnetic with planar anisotropy and polarized neutron reflectometry indicates weak ferromagnetism, which is linked to a slight Mn-richness that is intrinsic to the MBE grown samples. When combined with the anomalous Hall effect, this work shows that the electronic response is strongly affected by the ferromagnetic moment. Altogether, this highlights potential mechanisms for controlling altermagnetic ordering for diverse spintronic applications.
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spellingShingle Stoichiometry-induced ferromagnetism in altermagnetic candidate MnTe
Chilcote, Michael
Mazza, Alessandro R.
Lu, Qiangsheng
Gray, Isaiah
Tian, Qi
Deng, Qinwen
Moseley, Duncan
Chen, An-Hsi
Lapano, Jason
Gardner, Jason S.
Eres, Gyula
Ward, T. Zac
Feng, Erxi
Cao, Huibo
Lauter, Valeria
McGuire, Michael A.
Hermann, Raphael
Parker, David
Han, Myung-Geun
Kayani, Asghar
Rimal, Gaurab
Wu, Liang
Charlton, Timothy R.
Moore, Robert G.
Brahlek, Matthew
Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
The field of spintronics has seen a surge of interest in altermagnetism due to novel predictions and many possible applications. MnTe is a leading altermagnetic candidate that is of significant interest across spintronics due to its layered antiferromagnetic structure, high Neel temperature (TN ~ 310 K) and semiconducting properties. We present results on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) grown MnTe/InP(111) films. Here, it is found that the electronic and magnetic properties are driven by the natural stoichiometry of MnTe. Electronic transport and in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy show the films are natively metallic with the Fermi level in the valence band and the band structure is in good agreement with first principles calculations for altermagnetic spin-splitting. Neutron diffraction confirms that the film is antiferromagnetic with planar anisotropy and polarized neutron reflectometry indicates weak ferromagnetism, which is linked to a slight Mn-richness that is intrinsic to the MBE grown samples. When combined with the anomalous Hall effect, this work shows that the electronic response is strongly affected by the ferromagnetic moment. Altogether, this highlights potential mechanisms for controlling altermagnetic ordering for diverse spintronic applications.
title Stoichiometry-induced ferromagnetism in altermagnetic candidate MnTe
topic Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04474