CaMn2Al10: Itinerant Mn magnetism on the verge of magnetic order

Steinke, L.; Simonson, J. W.; Yin, W. -G.; Smith, G. J.; Kistner-Morris, J. J.; Zellman, S.; Puri, A.; Aronson, M. C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413

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

Journal Article · Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.020413· OSTI ID:1226058

Steinke, L. ^[1]; Simonson, J. W. ^[2]; Yin, W. -G. ^[3]; Smith, G. J. ^[4]; Kistner-Morris, J. J. ^[4]; Zellman, S. ^[4]; Puri, A. ^[4]; Aronson, M. C. ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)

We report the discovery of CaMn₂Al₁₀, a metal with strong magnetic anisotropy and moderate electronic correlations. Magnetization measurements find a Curie-Weiss moment of 0.83_μB/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 T_C ~ 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.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; AC02-98CH1886; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1226058

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1201027

Report Number(s):: BNL-108463-2015-JA; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PM009; KC0202020

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 2; ISSN 1098-0121

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