Atomic-scale visualization of a cascade of magnetic orders in the layered antiferromagnet GdTe3

Raghavan, Arjun; Romanelli, Marisa; May-Mann, Julian; Aishwarya, Anuva; Aggarwal, Leena; Singh, Anisha G.; Bachmann, Maja D.; Schoop, Leslie M.; Fradkin, Eduardo; Fisher, Ian R.; Madhavan, Vidya

doi:10.1038/s41535-024-00660-4

Title: Atomic-scale visualization of a cascade of magnetic orders in the layered antiferromagnet GdTe3

Journal Article · 31 May 2024 · npj Quantum Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00660-4 · OSTI ID:2369733

Raghavan, Arjun;

; May-Mann, Julian;

; Aggarwal, Leena; Singh, Anisha G.; Bachmann, Maja D.;

;

Abstract GdTe ₃ is a layered antiferromagnet which has attracted attention due to its exceptionally high mobility, distinctive unidirectional incommensurate charge density wave (CDW), superconductivity under pressure, and a cascade of magnetic transitions between 7 and 12 K, with as yet unknown order parameters. Here, we use spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy to directly image the charge and magnetic orders in GdTe ₃ . Below 7 K, we find a striped antiferromagnetic phase with twice the periodicity of the Gd lattice and perpendicular to the CDW. As we heat the sample, we discover a spin density wave with the same periodicity as the CDW between 7 and 12 K; the viability of this phase is supported by our Landau free energy model. Our work reveals the order parameters of the magnetic phases in GdTe ₃ and shows how the interplay between charge and spin can generate a cascade of magnetic orders.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2369733

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2403422

Journal Information:: npj Quantum Materials, Journal Name: npj Quantum Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2397-4648

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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