Role of non-magnetic spacers in the magnetic interactions of antiferromagnetic topological insulators MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ and MnBi$_{2}$Te$_{4}$
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| author | Li, Bing Pajerowski, D. M. Yan, J. -Q. McQueeney, R. J. |
| author_facet | Li, Bing Pajerowski, D. M. Yan, J. -Q. McQueeney, R. J. |
| contents | MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ belongs to a family of antiferromagnetic topological insulators. It forms a natural heterostructure of magnetic (septuple) and non-magnetic (quintuple) topological blocks. Here, we explore the magnetism and magnetic interactions in this compound using inelastic neutron scattering. We find that the interlayer magnetic coupling is much weaker in MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ as compared to MnBi$_{2}$Te$_{4}$ due to the insertion of non-magnetic quintuple layers in the former. However, other key magnetic energy scales residing within a single septuple block, the single-ion anisotropy and long-range intralayer exchanges, are essentially the same. This identifies a transferable set of magnetic interactions applicable to the extended family of magnetic topological insulators based on MnBi$_2$Te$_4$-Bi$_2$Te$_3$ heterostructures. |
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| spellingShingle | Role of non-magnetic spacers in the magnetic interactions of antiferromagnetic topological insulators MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ and MnBi$_{2}$Te$_{4}$ Li, Bing Pajerowski, D. M. Yan, J. -Q. McQueeney, R. J. Strongly Correlated Electrons MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ belongs to a family of antiferromagnetic topological insulators. It forms a natural heterostructure of magnetic (septuple) and non-magnetic (quintuple) topological blocks. Here, we explore the magnetism and magnetic interactions in this compound using inelastic neutron scattering. We find that the interlayer magnetic coupling is much weaker in MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ as compared to MnBi$_{2}$Te$_{4}$ due to the insertion of non-magnetic quintuple layers in the former. However, other key magnetic energy scales residing within a single septuple block, the single-ion anisotropy and long-range intralayer exchanges, are essentially the same. This identifies a transferable set of magnetic interactions applicable to the extended family of magnetic topological insulators based on MnBi$_2$Te$_4$-Bi$_2$Te$_3$ heterostructures. |
| title | Role of non-magnetic spacers in the magnetic interactions of antiferromagnetic topological insulators MnBi$_{4}$Te$_{7}$ and MnBi$_{2}$Te$_{4}$ |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20455 |