Pressure engineering of intertwined phase transitions in lanthanide monopnictide NdSb
Abstract
Coexistence of non-trivial band topology and intrinsic magnetic order not only leads to emergent phenomena but also allows for the tunability of the exotic properties from different degrees of freedom. By performing transport measurements at synergetic extreme conditions, here we report on pressure engineering of intertwined structural, magnetic, and topological phase transitions in antiferromagnetic Dirac semimetal NdSb. We show that the original antiferromagnetic state is strengthened in the low pressure region while destabilized upon further compression close to the critical pressure when a structural transition from Fm-3m phase to P4/mmm phase takes place at PC ~ 18 GPa, forming a Ger-shaped evolution in response to magnetic field, pressure and temperature. Concomitant with the structural transition, NdSb simultaneously carries on a magnetic transition to the ferromagnetic state. Further, theoretical calculations unravel that the ferromagnetic tetragonal phase presents nontrivial features of Weyl fermions. These findings offer new important insight into the microscopic interplay among lattice, spin, and relativistic fermions in lanthanide monopnictides.
- Authors:
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- Anhui University, Hefei (China)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China); National High Magnetic Field Lab. of Anhui Province (China)
- Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Anhui University, Hefei (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China); National High Magnetic Field Lab. of Anhui Province (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province; Key Project of Natural Scientific Research of Universities in Anhui Province; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); High Magnetic Field Laboratory of Anhui Province
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1902327
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; 2018YFA0305700; 2021YFA1600204; 12174395; 12174397; U1932152; U1832209; U19A2093; 12004004; 11874362; 2008085QA40; 1908085QA18; KJ2021A0068; 2021HSC-UE008; 2020HSC-UE015; AHHM-FX-2020-02; AHHM-FX-2021-03; 2020443
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Science China. Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 65; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1674-7348
- Publisher:
- Science China Press and Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; High pressure; Magnetic topological semimetal; NdSb; Phase transition; Synergetic extreme conditions
Citation Formats
Zhou, Ying, Chen, Xuliang, Zhou, Yonghui, Yu, Jihai, Zhu, Xiangde, An, Chao, Park, Changyong, Wan, Xiangang, Yang, Xiaoping, and Yang, Zhaorong. Pressure engineering of intertwined phase transitions in lanthanide monopnictide NdSb. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1007/s11433-022-1908-4.
Zhou, Ying, Chen, Xuliang, Zhou, Yonghui, Yu, Jihai, Zhu, Xiangde, An, Chao, Park, Changyong, Wan, Xiangang, Yang, Xiaoping, & Yang, Zhaorong. Pressure engineering of intertwined phase transitions in lanthanide monopnictide NdSb. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1908-4
Zhou, Ying, Chen, Xuliang, Zhou, Yonghui, Yu, Jihai, Zhu, Xiangde, An, Chao, Park, Changyong, Wan, Xiangang, Yang, Xiaoping, and Yang, Zhaorong. Thu .
"Pressure engineering of intertwined phase transitions in lanthanide monopnictide NdSb". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1908-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1902327.
@article{osti_1902327,
title = {Pressure engineering of intertwined phase transitions in lanthanide monopnictide NdSb},
author = {Zhou, Ying and Chen, Xuliang and Zhou, Yonghui and Yu, Jihai and Zhu, Xiangde and An, Chao and Park, Changyong and Wan, Xiangang and Yang, Xiaoping and Yang, Zhaorong},
abstractNote = {Coexistence of non-trivial band topology and intrinsic magnetic order not only leads to emergent phenomena but also allows for the tunability of the exotic properties from different degrees of freedom. By performing transport measurements at synergetic extreme conditions, here we report on pressure engineering of intertwined structural, magnetic, and topological phase transitions in antiferromagnetic Dirac semimetal NdSb. We show that the original antiferromagnetic state is strengthened in the low pressure region while destabilized upon further compression close to the critical pressure when a structural transition from Fm-3m phase to P4/mmm phase takes place at PC ~ 18 GPa, forming a Ger-shaped evolution in response to magnetic field, pressure and temperature. Concomitant with the structural transition, NdSb simultaneously carries on a magnetic transition to the ferromagnetic state. Further, theoretical calculations unravel that the ferromagnetic tetragonal phase presents nontrivial features of Weyl fermions. These findings offer new important insight into the microscopic interplay among lattice, spin, and relativistic fermions in lanthanide monopnictides.},
doi = {10.1007/s11433-022-1908-4},
journal = {Science China. Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy},
number = 8,
volume = 65,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Thu Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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