Ferromagnetic MnBi4Te7 obtained with low-concentration Sb doping: A promising platform for exploring topological quantum states

Guan, Y. D.; Yan, C. H.; Lee, S. H.; Gui, Xin; Ning, W.; Ning, J. L.; Zhu, Y. L.; Kothakonda, Manish Kumar; Xu, C. Q.; Ke, X. L.; Sun, J. W.; Xie, W. W.; Yang, S. L.; Mao, Z. Q.

doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.6.054203

Ferromagnetic MnBi4 Te7 obtained with low-concentration Sb doping: A promising platform for exploring topological quantum states

Journal Article · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physical Review Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.6.054203· OSTI ID:1980345

Guan, Y. D. ^[1]; Yan, C. H. ^[2]; Lee, S. H. ^[3]; ^[4]; Ning, W. ^[3]; Ning, J. L. ^[5]; Zhu, Y. L. ^[3]; ^[5]; Xu, C. Q. ^[6]; Ke, X. L. ^[6]; Sun, J. W. ^[5]; Xie, W. W. ^[7]; Yang, S. L. ^[2]; Mao, Z. Q. ^[3]

Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States); OSTI
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)

The tuning of the magnetic phase, chemical potential, and structure is crucial to observe diverse exotic topological quantum states in Mn Bi₂ Te₄ (Bi₂ Te₃)_m (m = 0–3). Here we show a ferromagnetic (FM) phase with a chiral crystal structure in Mn (Bi_1–xSb_x)₄ Te₇, obtained via tuning the growth conditions and Sb concentration. Unlike previously reported Mn (Bi_1–xSb_x)₄ Te₇, which exhibits FM transitions only at high Sb doping levels, our samples show FM transitions (T_C = 13.5 K) at 15%–27% doping levels. Furthermore, our single-crystal x-ray-diffraction structure refinements find Sb doping leads to a chiral structure with the space group of P3, contrasted with the centrosymmetric $$P\bar{3}m1$$ crystal structure of the parent compound MnBi₄Te₇. Through angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements, we also demonstrated that the nontrivial band topology is preserved in the Sb-doped FM samples. Given that the nontrivial band topology of this system remains robust for low Sb doping levels, our success in making FM Mn(Bi_1–xSb_x)₄ Te₇ with x = 0.15, 0.175, 0.2, and 0.27 paves the way for realizing the predicted topological quantum states, such as the axion insulator and Weyl semimetals. Additionally, we also observed magnetic glassy behavior in both antiferromagnetic MnBi₄Te₇ and FM Mn (Bi_1–xSb_x)4 Te₇ samples, which we believe originates from cluster spin-glass phases coexisting with long-range antiferromagnetic/FM orders. Further, we have also discussed how the antisite Mn ions impact the interlayer magnetic coupling and how FM interlayer coupling is stabilized in this system.

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Research Organization:: Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States); Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014208; SC0019068; SC0019259

OSTI ID:: 1980345

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 6; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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