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Title: Competing antiferromagnetism in a quasi-2D itinerant ferromagnet: Fe3GeTe2

Abstract

Fe3GeTe2 is known as an air-stable layered metal with itinerant ferromagnetism with a transition temperature of about 220 K. From extensive dc and ac magnetic measurements, we have determined that the ferromagnetic layers of Fe3GeTe2 order antiferromagnetically along the c-axis blow 152 K. The antiferromagnetic state was further substantiated by theoretical calculation to be the ground state. A magnetic structure model was proposed to describe the antiferromagnetic ground state as well as competition between antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic states. Furthermore, Fe3GeTe2 shares many common features with pnictide superconductors and may be a promising system in which to search for unconventional superconductivity.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1332067
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1332019
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
2D Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2053-1583
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; antiferromagnetism; ferromagnet; 2D material; magnetic force microscopy; ac susceptibility

Citation Formats

Yi, Jieyu, Zhuang, Houlong, Zou, Qiang, Wu, Zhiming, Cao, Guixin, Tang, Siwei, Calder, S. A., Kent, P. R. C., Mandrus, David, and Gai, Zheng. Competing antiferromagnetism in a quasi-2D itinerant ferromagnet: Fe3GeTe2. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/011005.
Yi, Jieyu, Zhuang, Houlong, Zou, Qiang, Wu, Zhiming, Cao, Guixin, Tang, Siwei, Calder, S. A., Kent, P. R. C., Mandrus, David, & Gai, Zheng. Competing antiferromagnetism in a quasi-2D itinerant ferromagnet: Fe3GeTe2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/011005
Yi, Jieyu, Zhuang, Houlong, Zou, Qiang, Wu, Zhiming, Cao, Guixin, Tang, Siwei, Calder, S. A., Kent, P. R. C., Mandrus, David, and Gai, Zheng. Tue . "Competing antiferromagnetism in a quasi-2D itinerant ferromagnet: Fe3GeTe2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/011005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332067.
@article{osti_1332067,
title = {Competing antiferromagnetism in a quasi-2D itinerant ferromagnet: Fe3GeTe2},
author = {Yi, Jieyu and Zhuang, Houlong and Zou, Qiang and Wu, Zhiming and Cao, Guixin and Tang, Siwei and Calder, S. A. and Kent, P. R. C. and Mandrus, David and Gai, Zheng},
abstractNote = {Fe3GeTe2 is known as an air-stable layered metal with itinerant ferromagnetism with a transition temperature of about 220 K. From extensive dc and ac magnetic measurements, we have determined that the ferromagnetic layers of Fe3GeTe2 order antiferromagnetically along the c-axis blow 152 K. The antiferromagnetic state was further substantiated by theoretical calculation to be the ground state. A magnetic structure model was proposed to describe the antiferromagnetic ground state as well as competition between antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic states. Furthermore, Fe3GeTe2 shares many common features with pnictide superconductors and may be a promising system in which to search for unconventional superconductivity.},
doi = {10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/011005},
journal = {2D Materials},
number = 1,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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