Itinerant A-type Antiferromagnetic Order in Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$
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| author | Mandujano, H. Cein Salas, Gicela Saucedo Salas, Gicela Saucedo Zavalij, Peter Y. Manjón-Sanz, Alicia Butch, Nicholas P. Rodriguez, Efrain E. |
| author_facet | Mandujano, H. Cein Salas, Gicela Saucedo Salas, Gicela Saucedo Zavalij, Peter Y. Manjón-Sanz, Alicia Butch, Nicholas P. Rodriguez, Efrain E. |
| contents | We present the magnetic behavior and resulting transport properties of TaSe$_2$ when intercalated by magnetically active cobalt cations. Acting as the layered host, TaSe$_2$ is a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) that adopts the 2H-polytype. We find through our single crystal and powder diffraction studies that we can prepare the stoichiometry Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$, which crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group $P6_3/mmc$. From magnetic susceptibility and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, we find a transition consistent with antiferromagnetic order below the temperature $T_N$ = 173 K and Co$^{2+}$ in the high-spin state. Neutron powder diffraction and specific heat measurements, however, point to a much smaller than anticipated ordered moment in this sample. From the neutron results, the magnetic structure can be described as an A-type antiferromagnet with an ordered moment size of 1.35(11) $μ_B$ per Co cation. The direction of the moments are all long the c-axis, which is consistent with the magnetization and susceptibility studies showing this direction to be the easy axis. Interestingly, we find that a weak and subtle ferromagnetic component appears to exist along the $ab$-plane of the Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$ crystals. We place the results of this work in the context of other magnetic-ion intercalated TMDs, especially those of Ta and Nb. |
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| spellingShingle | Itinerant A-type Antiferromagnetic Order in Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$ Mandujano, H. Cein Salas, Gicela Saucedo Salas, Gicela Saucedo Zavalij, Peter Y. Manjón-Sanz, Alicia Butch, Nicholas P. Rodriguez, Efrain E. Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Other Condensed Matter We present the magnetic behavior and resulting transport properties of TaSe$_2$ when intercalated by magnetically active cobalt cations. Acting as the layered host, TaSe$_2$ is a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) that adopts the 2H-polytype. We find through our single crystal and powder diffraction studies that we can prepare the stoichiometry Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$, which crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group $P6_3/mmc$. From magnetic susceptibility and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, we find a transition consistent with antiferromagnetic order below the temperature $T_N$ = 173 K and Co$^{2+}$ in the high-spin state. Neutron powder diffraction and specific heat measurements, however, point to a much smaller than anticipated ordered moment in this sample. From the neutron results, the magnetic structure can be described as an A-type antiferromagnet with an ordered moment size of 1.35(11) $μ_B$ per Co cation. The direction of the moments are all long the c-axis, which is consistent with the magnetization and susceptibility studies showing this direction to be the easy axis. Interestingly, we find that a weak and subtle ferromagnetic component appears to exist along the $ab$-plane of the Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$ crystals. We place the results of this work in the context of other magnetic-ion intercalated TMDs, especially those of Ta and Nb. |
| title | Itinerant A-type Antiferromagnetic Order in Co$_{0.25}$TaSe$_2$ |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Other Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10421 |