Evolution of magnetism in the magnetic topological semimetal NdS bx T e2-x+δ

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Chhetri, Santosh K.
Basnet, Rabindra
Wang, Jian
Pandey, Krishna
Acharya, Gokul
Nabi, Md Rafique Un
Upreti, Dinesh
Sakon, Josh
Mortazavi, Mansour
Hu, Jin
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2024
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Antimony compounds , Magnetic fields , Neodymium compounds , Tellurium compounds , Topology , C-axis direction , Magnetic ordering temperatures , Magnetic phase , Magnetic state , Magnetic-field , Nonmonotonic changes , Out-of-plane , Topological state , Tunables , Weak magnetic fields , Stoichiometry
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Karki Chhetri, S., Basnet, R., Wang, J., Pandey, K., Acharya, G., Nabi, M.R.U., Upreti, D., Sakon, J., Mortazavi, M., Hu, J. Evolution of magnetism in the magnetic topological semimetal NdS bx T e2-x+δ. (2024). Physical Review B, 109 (18), art. no. 184429. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.109.184429
Abstract

Magnetic topological semimetals LnSbTe (Ln=lanthanide) have attracted intensive attention because of the presence of interplay between magnetism, topological, and electron correlations depending on the choices of magnetic Ln elements. Recently, varying Sb-Te composition has been found to effectively control the electronic and magnetic states in LnSbxTe2-x. With this motivation, we report the evolution of magnetic properties with Sb-Te substitution in NdSbxTe2-x+δ, (0≤x≤1). Our work reveals the interesting nonmonotonic change in magnetic ordering temperature with varying composition stoichiometry. In addition, reducing the Sb content x drives the reorientation of moments from in-plane (ab-plane) to out-of-plane (c-axis) direction that results in the distinct magnetic structures for two end compounds NdTe2 (x=0) and NdSbTe (x=1). Furthermore, the moment orientation in NdSbxTe2-x+δ is also found to be strongly tunable upon application of a weak magnetic field, leading to rich magnetic phases depending on the composition stoichiometry, temperature, and magnetic field. Such strong tuning of magnetism in this material establishes it as a promising platform for investigating tunable topological states and correlated topological physics. © 2024 American Physical Society.

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American Physical Society
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Physical Review B
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2469-9950
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