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Title: Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 identified by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism

Abstract

In this study, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements on single-crystal and powder samples of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 show that the ferromagnetism below TC ≈ 100 K arises in the As 4p conduction band. No XMCD signal is observed at the Mn x-ray absorption edges. Below TC, however, a clear XMCD signal is found at the As K edge which increases with decreasing temperature. The XMCD signal is absent in data taken with the beam directed parallel to the crystallographic c axis indicating that the orbital magnetic moment lies in the basal plane of the tetragonal lattice. These results show that the previously reported itinerant ferromagnetism is associated with the As 4p conduction band and that distinct local-moment antiferromagnetism and itinerant ferromagnetism with perpendicular easy axes coexist in this compound at low temperature.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1227312
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1183229
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8698
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 114; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Ueland, B. G., Pandey, Abhishek, Lee, Y., Sapkota, A., Choi, Y., Haskel, D., Rosenberg, R. A., Lang, J. C., Harmon, B. N., Johnston, D. C., Kreyssig, A., and Goldman, A. I. Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 identified by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.217001.
Ueland, B. G., Pandey, Abhishek, Lee, Y., Sapkota, A., Choi, Y., Haskel, D., Rosenberg, R. A., Lang, J. C., Harmon, B. N., Johnston, D. C., Kreyssig, A., & Goldman, A. I. Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 identified by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.217001
Ueland, B. G., Pandey, Abhishek, Lee, Y., Sapkota, A., Choi, Y., Haskel, D., Rosenberg, R. A., Lang, J. C., Harmon, B. N., Johnston, D. C., Kreyssig, A., and Goldman, A. I. Wed . "Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 identified by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.217001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1227312.
@article{osti_1227312,
title = {Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 identified by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism},
author = {Ueland, B. G. and Pandey, Abhishek and Lee, Y. and Sapkota, A. and Choi, Y. and Haskel, D. and Rosenberg, R. A. and Lang, J. C. and Harmon, B. N. and Johnston, D. C. and Kreyssig, A. and Goldman, A. I.},
abstractNote = {In this study, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements on single-crystal and powder samples of Ba0.6K0.4Mn2As2 show that the ferromagnetism below TC ≈ 100 K arises in the As 4p conduction band. No XMCD signal is observed at the Mn x-ray absorption edges. Below TC, however, a clear XMCD signal is found at the As K edge which increases with decreasing temperature. The XMCD signal is absent in data taken with the beam directed parallel to the crystallographic c axis indicating that the orbital magnetic moment lies in the basal plane of the tetragonal lattice. These results show that the previously reported itinerant ferromagnetism is associated with the As 4p conduction band and that distinct local-moment antiferromagnetism and itinerant ferromagnetism with perpendicular easy axes coexist in this compound at low temperature.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.217001},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 21,
volume = 114,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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