High-Throughput Studies of Novel Magnetic Materials in Borides

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Main Authors: Zhang, Zhen, Belashchenko, Kirill D., Antropov, Vladimir
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author Zhang, Zhen
Belashchenko, Kirill D.
Antropov, Vladimir
author_facet Zhang, Zhen
Belashchenko, Kirill D.
Antropov, Vladimir
contents Borides are a versatile material family with various properties for valuable applications. Conventional magnetism, such as ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism in borides, have been extensively studied. However, research on unconventional magnetism in borides where quantum effects are dominant is scarce. Here, we implement a high-throughput workflow combining first-principles calculations, materials prediction, and magnetic properties calculations to discover novel magnetism and magnetic materials in borides. Successfully applying the workflow, we report three families of novel magnetic borides, including two families of borides exhibiting quantum magnetism. One is a family of dimerized quantum magnets among YCrB$_4$-type borides, which provides a rare platform for studying the spin-gap quantum critical point. The other is a family of altermagnets among FeMo$_2$B$_2$-type borides, extending the magnetic orderings exhibited by borides beyond conventional ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. We also predict a family of magnetic laminate transition metal borides, known as the MAB phases, in the AlFe$_2$B$_2$-type family, which provide pure-phase or alloying candidates for studying magnetocaloric materials and the associated magnetic transitions. The workflow is expected to be used in further studies of novel magnetism and magnetic materials.
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spellingShingle High-Throughput Studies of Novel Magnetic Materials in Borides
Zhang, Zhen
Belashchenko, Kirill D.
Antropov, Vladimir
Materials Science
Borides are a versatile material family with various properties for valuable applications. Conventional magnetism, such as ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism in borides, have been extensively studied. However, research on unconventional magnetism in borides where quantum effects are dominant is scarce. Here, we implement a high-throughput workflow combining first-principles calculations, materials prediction, and magnetic properties calculations to discover novel magnetism and magnetic materials in borides. Successfully applying the workflow, we report three families of novel magnetic borides, including two families of borides exhibiting quantum magnetism. One is a family of dimerized quantum magnets among YCrB$_4$-type borides, which provides a rare platform for studying the spin-gap quantum critical point. The other is a family of altermagnets among FeMo$_2$B$_2$-type borides, extending the magnetic orderings exhibited by borides beyond conventional ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. We also predict a family of magnetic laminate transition metal borides, known as the MAB phases, in the AlFe$_2$B$_2$-type family, which provide pure-phase or alloying candidates for studying magnetocaloric materials and the associated magnetic transitions. The workflow is expected to be used in further studies of novel magnetism and magnetic materials.
title High-Throughput Studies of Novel Magnetic Materials in Borides
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04274