Spin-lattice and spin-electronic interactions in the van der Waals semiconductor C⁢o2⁢P2⁢S6

Van Koughnet, Kiri; Mallett, Ben; Chong, Shen; Conner, Benjamin S.; McGuire, Michael A.; Susner, Michael A.; Buckley, Robert G.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.109.165142

Title: Spin-lattice and spin-electronic interactions in the van der Waals semiconductor C⁢o₂⁢P₂⁢S₆

Journal Article · 23 April 2024 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.109.165142 · OSTI ID:2428039

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Victoria Univ. of Wellington (New Zealand)
Victoria Univ. of Wellington (New Zealand); MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (New Zealand)
Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States); National Research Council, Washington, DC (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)

Here, we report the results of a temperature-dependent reflection spectroscopy study, across a wide energy range (~ 0.01 to 3 eV), of unsubstituted and 40% Zn substituted for Co, for the transition-metal phosphorus trichalcogenide, C⁢o₂⁢P₂⁢S₆. We observe a transition from a paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic state with a Néel temperature at T_N ~ 120 K that is completely suppressed in Zn-substituted samples. At 300 K we identify four narrow (~ 1 meV) infrared active phonon modes while at 70 K (below T_N) we observe that the low-energy phonons, dominated by Co motion, resolve into two modes. These low-energy modes are asymmetric, indicating coupling to a broad electronic continuum. We also report a broad (~ 30 meV) low-temperature infrared absorption band that appears near T_N that we suggest is determined by a multiphonon-assisted 2-magnon absorption process. At 300 K in higher-energy spectra, we observe considerable absorption starting from 0.20 ± 0.02 eV which we associate with inter-C⁢o²⁺ ion 3⁢d transitions. At temperatures below T_N the number of electronic absorption bands increases from 4 to 6, indicating a lowering of the symmetry around the C⁢o²⁺ ions. On substituting 40% Zn for Co, the antiferromagnetic transition is suppressed along with temperature-dependent changes in the phonon and electronic spectra. The temperature-dependent spectral changes indicate strongly correlated behavior between the infrared active lattice vibrations, the electronic excitations, and magnetism in unsubstituted C⁢o₂⁢P₂⁢S₆.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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

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OSTI ID:: 2428039

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 109; ISSN 2469-9950

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