Giant Nernst Angle in Self-Intercalated van der Waals Magnet Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$

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Main Authors: Gupta, Shuvankar, Emmanuel, Olajumoke Oluwatobiloba, Ozbek, Yasemin, Xu, Mingyu, Xie, Weiwei, Zhang, Pengpeng, Ke, Xianglin
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author Gupta, Shuvankar
Emmanuel, Olajumoke Oluwatobiloba
Ozbek, Yasemin
Xu, Mingyu
Xie, Weiwei
Zhang, Pengpeng
Ke, Xianglin
author_facet Gupta, Shuvankar
Emmanuel, Olajumoke Oluwatobiloba
Ozbek, Yasemin
Xu, Mingyu
Xie, Weiwei
Zhang, Pengpeng
Ke, Xianglin
contents The discovery of two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials has propelled advancements in technological devices. The Nernst effect, which generates a transverse electric voltage in the presence of a longitudinal thermal gradient, shows great promise for thermoelectric applications. In this work, we report the electronic and thermoelectric transport properties of Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$, a layered self-intercalated vdW material which exhibits an antiferromagnetic ordering at TN ~ 191 K followed by a ferromagnetic-like phase transition at TC ~171 K. We observe a prominent topological Hall effect and topological Nernst effect between TC and TN, which is ascribable to non-coplanar spin textures inducing a real-space Berry phase due to competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Furthermore, we show that Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$ exhibits a substantial anomalous Nernst effect, featuring a giant Nernst angle of ~37% near TC and a maximum Nernst thermoelectric coefficient of 0.52 uV/K. These results surpass those of conventional ferromagnets and other two-dimensional vdW materials, highlighting Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$ as a promising candidate for advanced thermoelectric devices based on the Nernst effect.
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spellingShingle Giant Nernst Angle in Self-Intercalated van der Waals Magnet Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$
Gupta, Shuvankar
Emmanuel, Olajumoke Oluwatobiloba
Ozbek, Yasemin
Xu, Mingyu
Xie, Weiwei
Zhang, Pengpeng
Ke, Xianglin
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The discovery of two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials has propelled advancements in technological devices. The Nernst effect, which generates a transverse electric voltage in the presence of a longitudinal thermal gradient, shows great promise for thermoelectric applications. In this work, we report the electronic and thermoelectric transport properties of Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$, a layered self-intercalated vdW material which exhibits an antiferromagnetic ordering at TN ~ 191 K followed by a ferromagnetic-like phase transition at TC ~171 K. We observe a prominent topological Hall effect and topological Nernst effect between TC and TN, which is ascribable to non-coplanar spin textures inducing a real-space Berry phase due to competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Furthermore, we show that Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$ exhibits a substantial anomalous Nernst effect, featuring a giant Nernst angle of ~37% near TC and a maximum Nernst thermoelectric coefficient of 0.52 uV/K. These results surpass those of conventional ferromagnets and other two-dimensional vdW materials, highlighting Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$ as a promising candidate for advanced thermoelectric devices based on the Nernst effect.
title Giant Nernst Angle in Self-Intercalated van der Waals Magnet Cr$_{1.25}$Te$_2$
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11213