Antiferromagnetism in semiconducting SrMn2Sb2 and BaMn2Sb2 single crystals

Sangeetha, N. S.; Smetana, V.; Mudring, A. -V.; Johnston, D. C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.014402

Title: Antiferromagnetism in semiconducting ${SrMn}_{2} {Sb}_{2}$ and ${BaMn}_{2} {Sb}_{2}$ single crystals

Journal Article · Wed Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.014402· OSTI ID:1417355

Sangeetha, N. S. ^[1]; Smetana, V. ^[2]; Mudring, A. -V. ^[2]; Johnston, D. C. ^[1]

Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Stockholm Univ., Stockholm (Sweden)

Here, crystals of SrMn₂Sb₂ and BaMn₂Sb₂ were grown using Sn flux and characterized by powder and single-crystal x-ray diffraction, respectively, and by single-crystal electrical resistivity ρ, heat capacity C_p, and magnetic susceptibility χ measurements versus temperature T, and magnetization versus field M(H) isotherm measurements. SrMn₂Sb₂ adopts the trigonal CaAl₂Si₂-type structure, whereas BaMn₂Sb₂ crystallizes in the tetragonal ThCr₂Si₂-type structure. The ρ(T) data indicate semiconducting behaviors for both compounds with activation energies of ≳0.35 eV for SrMn₂Sb₂ and 0.16 eV for BaMn₂Sb₂. The χ(T) and C_p(T) data reveal antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering at T_N = 110 K for SrMn₂Sb₂ and 450 K for BaMn₂Sb₂. The anisotropic χ(T≤T_N) data also show that the ordered moments in SrMn₂Sb₂ are aligned in the hexagonal ab plane, whereas the ordered moments in BaMn₂Sb₂ are aligned collinearly along the tetragonal c axis. The ab-plane M(H) data for SrMn₂Sb₂ exhibit a continuous metamagnetic transition at low fields 02Sb₂ exhibits no metamagnetic transitions up to 5.5 T. The χ(T) and C_p(T) data for both SrMn₂Sb₂ and BaMn₂Sb₂ indicate strong dynamic short-range AFM correlations above their respective T_N up to at least 900 K within a local-moment picture, corresponding to quasi-two-dimensional magnetic behavior. The present results and a survey of the literature for Mn pnictides with the CaAl₂Si₂ and ThCr₂Si₂ crystal structures show that the T_N values for the CaAl₂Si₂-type compounds are much smaller than those for the ThCr₂Si₂-type materials.

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Research Organization:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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Report Number(s):: IS-J-9555; PRBMDO; TRN: US1801041

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 97, Issue 1; ISSN 2469-9950

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