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Prediction of unconventional magnetism in doped FeSb 2

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030,, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030,
  2. Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, 01 069 Dresden, Germany,
  3. Center for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375,
  4. Grupo de Investigación en Física Aplicada, Departamento de Física, Universidad del Norte, 081002 Barranquilla, Colombia,, Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55 128 Mainz, Germany,
  5. Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 55 128 Mainz, Germany,, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 162 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
Significance

For many decades, it has been commonly believed that all electronic states of a collinear antiferromagnet (AF) are spin-degenerate, unless the underlying crystal structure lacks centrosymmetry and has spin–orbit coupling. This has been essentially definitional for antiferromagnetism and is widely used experimentally to distinguish ferromagnets from AFs. Recently, it was demonstrated that a new class of magnets, possessing antiferromagnetic order and without net magnetization but showing a typical ferromagnetic response in many aspects, is possible. We predict that F e S b 2 , which is well known but poorly understood magnetically, is an incipient unconventional magnet of this type and can be pushed to become one by Co or Cr doping. Moreover, the calculated magnetic anisotropy is favorable for exhibiting various anomalous properties.

Research Organization:
George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0021089
OSTI ID:
1825801
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1830620
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 42 Vol. 118; ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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