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拓扑半金属EuCd $_2$ As $_2$的压致铁磁性

Pressure-induced ferromagnetism in the topological semimetal EuCd$_2$As$_2$

Elena Gati, Sergey L. Bud'ko, Lin-Lin Wang, Adrian Valadkhani, Ritu Gupta, Brinda Kuthanazhi, Li Xiang, John M. Wilde, Aashish Sapkota, Zurab Guguchia, Rustem K… 展开作者

Elena Gati, Sergey L. Bud'ko, Lin-Lin Wang, Adrian Valadkhani, Ritu Gupta, Brinda Kuthanazhi, Li Xiang, John M. Wilde, Aashish Sapkota, Zurab Guguchia, Rustem Khasanov, Roser Valenti, Paul C. Canfield

摘要:

反铁磁半金属EuCd $_2$ As $_2$由于其拓扑结构和磁性的相互作用而具有丰富的拓扑相,近年来引起了人们的广泛关注。特别是,一个单一的Weyl点的存在下,预测的铁磁配置的Eu自旋沿$c$轴EuCd $_2$作为$_2$。在寻找这样的阶段,我们在这里调查的EuCd $_2$作为$_2$的流体静压力的影响。为此,我们提出了在高达$\sim\,2.5\,$ GPa的静水压力下的比热、输运和$μ$ SR测量,并结合{ \it从头算}密度泛函理论(DFT)计算。在实验上,我们建立了EuCd $_2$ As $_2$在$\,\approx\,$ 2.0 GPa的临界压力下从面内反铁磁(AFM $_{ab}$)到铁磁的转变,这可能是由主要位于$ab$面内的磁矩(FM $_{ab}$)表征的.在这样一个相对较低的压力下的AFM $_{ab}$ -FM $_{ab}$转变是支持我们的DFT计算。此外,我们的实验和理论结果表明,EuCd $_2$作为$_2$移动更接近所寻求的FM $_c$状态(时刻$\parallel$ $c$)与进一步增加的压力。我们预测,如果Eu保持在2+价态,那么$\approx$\,23\,GPa的压力将稳定FM $_c$态.因此,我们的工作建立流体静压力作为一个关键的调谐参数,(一)允许连续调谐之间的磁性基态在一个单一的样品EuCd $_2$作为$_2$和(ii)使磁性和拓扑结构之间的相互作用的探索,从而激发了一系列未来的实验在这个磁性Weyl半金属。

英文摘要:

The antiferromagnet and semimetal EuCd$_2$As$_2$ has recently attracted a lot of attention due to a wealth of topological phases arising from the interplay of topology and magnetism. In particular, the presence of a single pair of Weyl points is predicted for a ferromagnetic configuration of Eu spins along the $c$-axis in EuCd$_2$As$_2$. In the search for such phases, we investigate here the effects of hydrostatic pressure in EuCd$_2$As$_2$. For that, we present specific heat, transport and $μ$SR measurements under hydrostatic pressure up to $\sim\,2.5\,$GPa, combined with {\it ab initio} density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Experimentally, we establish that the ground state of EuCd$_2$As$_2$ changes from in-plane antiferromagnetic (AFM$_{ab}$) to ferromagnetic at a critical pressure of $\,\approx\,$2\,GPa, which is likely characterized by the moments dominantly lying within the $ab$ plane (FM$_{ab}$). The AFM$_{ab}$-FM$_{ab}$ transition at such a relatively low pressure is supported by our DFT calculations. Furthermore, our experimental and theoretical results indicate that EuCd$_2$As$_2$ moves closer to the sought-for FM$_c$ state (moments $\parallel$ $c$) with increasing pressure further. We predict that a pressure of $\approx$\,23\,GPa will stabilize the FM$_c$ state, if Eu remains in a 2+ valence state. Thus, our work establishes hydrostatic pressure as a key tuning parameter that (i) allows for a continuous tuning between magnetic ground states in a single sample of EuCd$_2$As$_2$ and (ii) enables the exploration of the interplay between magnetism and topology and thereby motivates a series of future experiments on this magnetic Weyl semimetal.

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