Unconventional magnetotransport and antiferromagnetic order in Eu2⁢InTe5

Cook, Matthew S.; Ortiz, Brenden R.; Park, Pyeongjae; Gornicka, Karolina; Sarker, Suchismita; Yan, Jiaqiang; McGuire, Michael A.

doi:10.1103/wq1l-wj9k

Title: Unconventional magnetotransport and antiferromagnetic order in Eu₂⁢InTe₅

Journal Article · Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2025 · Physical Review Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/wq1l-wj9k · OSTI ID:3030451

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Gdansk University of Technology (Poland)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)

Here, we report on the structural characterization and physical properties of Eu₂⁢InTe₅, a distorted square-net motif antiferromagnetic semiconductor. Single crystal x-ray diffraction measurements reveal a distortion of the Te square-net layers such that an orthorhombic supercell is necessary to accurately describe the structure. Magnetization, resistivity, and specific heat measurements confirm antiferromagnetic ordering at 𝑇_𝑁 = 7.3K. Anisotropy in magnetization data suggests the magnetic moments are oriented parallel to the 𝑐 axis. We observe an unconventional transverse magnetoresistance and Hall resistivity in the paramagnetic state (𝑇 ≤ 80K), indicating strong coupling between localized Eu²⁺ magnetic moments and conduction electrons. Resistivity and Hall measurements indicate the material is a heavily doped semiconductor, with impurity states related to disorder. Our findings highlight a relatively unexplored Eu-based antiferromagnetic semiconductor with unconventional magnetotransport behavior.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 3030451

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 9; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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