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Title: CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order

Abstract

We report the discovery of CaMn2Al10, a metal with strong magnetic anisotropy and moderate electronic correlations. Magnetization measurements find a Curie-Weiss moment of 0.83μB/Mn, significantly reduced from the Hund's rule value, and the magnetic entropy obtained from specific heat measurements is correspondingly small, only ≈ 9% of Rln2. These results imply that the Mn magnetism is highly itinerant, a conclusion supported by density functional theory calculations that find strong Mn-Al hybridization. Consistent with the layered nature of the crystal structure, the magnetic susceptibility χ is anisotropic below 20 K, with a maximum ratio of χ[010][001] ≈ 3.5. A strong power-law divergence χ(T) ~ T–1.2 below 20 K implies incipient ferromagnetic order, an Arrott plot analysis of the magnetization suggests a vanishing low Curie temperature TC ~ 0. Our experiments indicate that CaMn2Al10 is a rare example of a system where the weak and itinerant Mn-based magnetism is poised on the verge of order.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [4];  [4];  [4];  [1]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
  2. Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1226058
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1201027
Report Number(s):
BNL-108463-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PM009; KC0202020
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704; AC02-98CH1886; SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Steinke, L., Simonson, J. W., Yin, W. -G., Smith, G. J., Kistner-Morris, J. J., Zellman, S., Puri, A., and Aronson, M. C.. CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413.
Steinke, L., Simonson, J. W., Yin, W. -G., Smith, G. J., Kistner-Morris, J. J., Zellman, S., Puri, A., & Aronson, M. C.. CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413
Steinke, L., Simonson, J. W., Yin, W. -G., Smith, G. J., Kistner-Morris, J. J., Zellman, S., Puri, A., and Aronson, M. C.. Fri . "CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1226058.
@article{osti_1226058,
title = {CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order},
author = {Steinke, L. and Simonson, J. W. and Yin, W. -G. and Smith, G. J. and Kistner-Morris, J. J. and Zellman, S. and Puri, A. and Aronson, M. C.},
abstractNote = {We report the discovery of CaMn2Al10, a metal with strong magnetic anisotropy and moderate electronic correlations. Magnetization measurements find a Curie-Weiss moment of 0.83μB/Mn, significantly reduced from the Hund's rule value, and the magnetic entropy obtained from specific heat measurements is correspondingly small, only ≈ 9% of Rln2. These results imply that the Mn magnetism is highly itinerant, a conclusion supported by density functional theory calculations that find strong Mn-Al hybridization. Consistent with the layered nature of the crystal structure, the magnetic susceptibility χ is anisotropic below 20 K, with a maximum ratio of χ[010]/χ[001] ≈ 3.5. A strong power-law divergence χ(T) ~ T–1.2 below 20 K implies incipient ferromagnetic order, an Arrott plot analysis of the magnetization suggests a vanishing low Curie temperature TC ~ 0. Our experiments indicate that CaMn2Al10 is a rare example of a system where the weak and itinerant Mn-based magnetism is poised on the verge of order.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 2,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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