Low-field magnetization processes of hexagonal easy-plane altermagnet $α$-MnTe
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| author | Rößler, Sahana Ginga, Victoria Schmidt, Marcus Prots, Yurii Rosner, Helge Burkhardt, Ulrich Rößler, Ulrich K. Tsirlin, Alexander A. |
| author_facet | Rößler, Sahana Ginga, Victoria Schmidt, Marcus Prots, Yurii Rosner, Helge Burkhardt, Ulrich Rößler, Ulrich K. Tsirlin, Alexander A. |
| contents | Single crystals of $α$-MnTe were synthesized by chemical vapor transport using iodine as the transport reagent. Structural characterization by powder x-ray diffraction confirmed the hexagonal structure (space group P6$_{3}$/mmc). Magnetization $M(T)$ and specific heat $C_p(T)$ measurements revealed an antiferromagnetic phase transition at $T_N \approx307$ K. The magnetic entropy derived from the $C_p(T)$ data is consistent with the $S = 5/2$ spin state of Mn$^{2+}$ ions. Angle- and field-dependent magnetization measurements indicate complex magnetic responses associated with domains, and show an anomaly around 1 T. These features are analyzed using a phenomenological micromagnetic model that includes higher-order anisotropic exchange interactions coupling the weak ferromagnetic component and the antiferromagnetic order parameter. The model captures the generic behavior of magnetic states and demonstrates that the observed uniaxial and unidirectional anisotropies arise from metastable domain configurations and irreversible magnetization processes. |
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| spellingShingle | Low-field magnetization processes of hexagonal easy-plane altermagnet $α$-MnTe Rößler, Sahana Ginga, Victoria Schmidt, Marcus Prots, Yurii Rosner, Helge Burkhardt, Ulrich Rößler, Ulrich K. Tsirlin, Alexander A. Materials Science Single crystals of $α$-MnTe were synthesized by chemical vapor transport using iodine as the transport reagent. Structural characterization by powder x-ray diffraction confirmed the hexagonal structure (space group P6$_{3}$/mmc). Magnetization $M(T)$ and specific heat $C_p(T)$ measurements revealed an antiferromagnetic phase transition at $T_N \approx307$ K. The magnetic entropy derived from the $C_p(T)$ data is consistent with the $S = 5/2$ spin state of Mn$^{2+}$ ions. Angle- and field-dependent magnetization measurements indicate complex magnetic responses associated with domains, and show an anomaly around 1 T. These features are analyzed using a phenomenological micromagnetic model that includes higher-order anisotropic exchange interactions coupling the weak ferromagnetic component and the antiferromagnetic order parameter. The model captures the generic behavior of magnetic states and demonstrates that the observed uniaxial and unidirectional anisotropies arise from metastable domain configurations and irreversible magnetization processes. |
| title | Low-field magnetization processes of hexagonal easy-plane altermagnet $α$-MnTe |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01388 |