Antiferromagnetic order in the layered magnetic topological insulator MnBi2⁢Se4 probed by resonant soft x-ray scattering

Chen, Xiang; Ruiz, Alejandro; Bishop, Alexander J.; Gunn, Brandon; Basak, Rourav; Zhu, Tiancong; He, Yu; Vranas, Mayia; Weschke, Eugen; Kawakami, Roland K.; Birgeneau, Robert J.; Frano, Alex

doi:10.1103/physrevb.109.184418

Antiferromagnetic order in the layered magnetic topological insulator MnBi₂⁢Se₄ probed by resonant soft x-ray scattering

Journal Article · Thu May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.109.184418· OSTI ID:2406223

^[1]; Ruiz, Alejandro ^[2]; Bishop, Alexander J. ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Zhu, Tiancong ^[4]; He, Yu ^[5]; Vranas, Mayia ^[6]; Weschke, Eugen ^[7]; Kawakami, Roland K. ^[3]; ^[8]; Frano, Alex ^[2]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou (China)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, USA
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialen und Energie, BESSY II, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

The quasi-two-dimensional magnetic topological insulator MnBi₂Se₄, stabilized via nonequilibrium molecular beam epitaxy, is investigated by resonant soft x-ray scattering. Kiessig fringes are observed, confirming a high sample quality and a thin film thickness of 10 septuple layers (∼13 nm). An antiferromagnetic Bragg peak is observed at the structurally forbidden reflection, whose magnetic nature is validated by studying its temperature, energy, and polarization dependence. Through a detailed analysis, an A-type antiferromagetic order with in-plane moments is implied. This alternative spin structure in MnBi₂Se₄, in contrast to the Ising antiferromagnetic states in other magnetic topological insulators, might be relevant for hosting new topological states.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0016379

OSTI ID:: 2406223

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2356927

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 109; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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