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Programmable Phase Selection between Altermagnetic and Noncentrosymmetric Polymorphs of MnTe on InP via Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Chen, An-Hsi [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Raghuvanshi, Parul R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000223254324)·Cook, Jacob [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)]·Chilcote, Michael [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Lapano, Jason [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Mazza, Alessandro R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Lu, Qiangsheng [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000973355447)·Kim, Sangsoo [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Wu, Yueh-Chun [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Ward, T. Zac [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000210279186)·Lawrie, Benjamin J. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:000000031431066X)·Bian, Guang [University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)]·Burns, James [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Poplawsky, Jonathan D. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000242727043)·Han, Myung-Geun [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000237363281)·Zhu, Yimei [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000216387217)·Lindsay, Lucas [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Miao, Hu [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Gai, Zheng [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000260994559)·Moore, Robert G. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000216085411)·Eres, Gyula [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326905214)·Cooper, Valentino R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000167144410)·Brahlek, Matthew [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000329000648)
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Phase selecting nearly degenerate crystalline polymorphs during epitaxial growth can be challenging yet critical to targeting physical properties for specific applications. Here, we establish how phase selectivity of altermagnetic and noncentrosymmetric polymorphs of MnTe can be programmed by subtle changes to the surface of lattice-matched InP substrates in molecular beam epitaxy growth. Bulk altermagnetic MnTe is thermodynamically stable in the hexagonal NiAs-structure and is synthesized here on the polar (111)A surface (In-terminated) of InP, while the noncentrosymmetric, cubic ZnS-structure with wide band gap (>3 eV), which epitaxially matches III–V materials, is stabilized on the (111)B surface (P-terminated). Electron microscopy, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, and reflection high-energy electron diffraction indicate that phase selection is triggered at the interface and proceeds along the growing surface. First-principles calculations suggest that interfacial termination and strain have a significant effect on the interfacial energy; stabilizing the NiAs polymorph on the In-terminated surface and the ZnS structure on the P-terminated surface. Here, selectively grown, high-quality, phase pure films of both MnTe polymorphs will enable our understanding of the novel properties of these materials, thereby facilitating their use in new applications ranging from spintronics to microelectronic devices.

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Chen, An-Hsi [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Raghuvanshi, Parul R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000223254324), Cook, Jacob [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)], Chilcote, Michael [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Lapano, Jason [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Mazza, Alessandro R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Lu, Qiangsheng [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000973355447), Kim, Sangsoo [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Wu, Yueh-Chun [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Ward, T. Zac [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000210279186), Lawrie, Benjamin J. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:000000031431066X), Bian, Guang [University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)], Burns, James [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Poplawsky, Jonathan D. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000242727043), Han, Myung-Geun [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000237363281), Zhu, Yimei [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000216387217), Lindsay, Lucas [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Miao, Hu [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Gai, Zheng [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000260994559), Moore, Robert G. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000216085411), Eres, Gyula [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326905214), Cooper, Valentino R. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000167144410), Brahlek, Matthew [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000329000648). 2026-02-25. Programmable Phase Selection between Altermagnetic and Noncentrosymmetric Polymorphs of MnTe on InP via Molecular Beam Epitaxy. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c14582

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