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From Layered Antiferromagnet to 3D Ferromagnet: LiMnBi-to-MnBi Magneto-Structural Transformation

Here, the intermetallic compound LiMnBi was synthesized by the two-step solid-state reaction from the elements. The synthesis temperature of 850 K was selected based on in-situ high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction data. LiMnBi crystalizes in the layered-like PbClF structure type (a = 4.3131(7) Å, c = 7.096(1) Å at 100 K, P4/nmm space group, Z = 2). LiMnBi structure is built of the alternating [MnBi] and Li layers, as determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Magnetic properties measurements and solid-state 7 Li Nuclear Magnetic Resonance data collected for polycrystalline LiMnBi samples indicate the long-range antiferromagnetic ordering of Mn sublattice at ~340 K, with no superconductivity down to 5 K detected. LiMnBi is air- and water-sensitive. In aerobic conditions, Li can be extracted from LiMnBi structure to form Li 2 O/LiOH and MnBi (NiAs structure type, P6 3 /mmc). The obtained MnBi polymorph was previously reported to be one of the strongest rare-earth-free ferromagnets, yet its bulk synthesis in powder form is cumbersome. The proposed magneto-structural transformation from ternary LiMnBi to ferromagnetic MnBi involves condensation of the MnBi4 tetrahedra upon Li deintercalation and is exclusive to LiMnBi. In contrast, ferromagnetic MnBi cannot be obtained from either isostructural NaMnBi and KMnBi, or from the structurally related CaMn 2 Bi 2 . Such a distinctive transformation in the case of LiMnBi is presumed to be due to its fitting reactivity to yield MnBi and favorable interlayer distance between [MnBi] layers, while the interlayer distance in NaMnBi and KMnBi structural analogs is unfavorably long. The studies of delithiation from the layered-like LiMnBi under different chemical environments indicate that the yield of the MnBi depends on the type of solvent used and the kinetics of the reaction. A slow rate and mild reaction media lead to a high fraction of the MnBi product. The saturation magnetization of the “as-prepared” MnBi is ~50 % of the expected value of 81.3 emu/g. Overall, this study adds a missing member to the family of ternary pnictides and illustrates how soft-chemistry methods can be used to obtain “difficult-to-synthesize” compounds.

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Intricate Magnetic Landscape in Antiferromagnetic Kagome Metal TbTi 3 Bi 4 and Interplay with Ln 2– x Ti 6+ x Bi 9 (Ln: Tb···Lu) Shurikagome Metals

Here we present the discovery and characterization of the kagome metal TbTi 3 Bi 4 in tandem with a new series of compounds, the Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 (Ln: Tb–Lu) shurikagome metals. We previously reported on the growth of the LnTi 3 Bi 4 (Ln: La–Gd 3+ , Eu 2+ , Yb 2+ ) family, a chemically diverse and exfoliable series of kagome metals with complex and highly anisotropic magnetism. However, unlike the La–Gd analogs, TbTi 3 Bi 4 cannot be synthesized by our previous methodology due to phase competition with crystals of Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 (x ~ 1.7–1.2). Here we discuss the phase competition between the LnTi 3 Bi 4 and Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 families, helping to frame the difficulty in synthesizing LnTi 3 Bi 4 compounds with small Ln species and providing a strategy to circumvent the formation of Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 . Detailed characterization of the magnetic and electronic transport properties on single crystals of TbTi 3 Bi 4 reveals a highly complex landscape of magnetic phases arising from an antiferromagnetic ground state. A series of metamagnetic transitions creates at least 5 unique magnetic phase pockets, including a 1/3 and 2/3 magnetization plateau. Further, the system exhibits an intimate connection between the magnetism and magnetotransport, exhibiting sharp switching from positive (+40%) to negative magnetoresistance (–50%). Like the LnTi 3 Bi 4 kagome metals, the Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 family exhibits quasi-2D networks of titanium and chains of rare earth. Finally, we present the structures and some basic magnetic properties of the Ln 2–x Ti 6+x Bi 9 family alongside our characterization of the newly discovered TbTi 3 Bi 4 .

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Long-Range Antiferromagnetic Order in a Rocksalt High Entropy Oxide

We report for the first time the magnetic structure of the high entropy oxide (Mg 0.2 Co 0.2 Ni 0.2 Cu 0.2 Zn 0.2 )O using neutron powder diffraction. This material exhibits a sluggish magnetic transition but possesses a long-range ordered antiferromagnetic ground state, as revealed by direct current and alternating current magnetic susceptibility, neutron diffraction, and spectroscopy. The magnetic propagation wavevector is k = (1/2, 1/2, 1/2) based on the cubic structure $Fm\bar{3m}$, and the magnetic structure consists of ferromagnetic sheets in the (111) planes with spins antiparallel between two neighboring planes. Neutron spectroscopy reveals strong magnetic excitations at 100 K that survive up to room temperature. Furthermore this work demonstrates that entropy-stabilized oxides represent a unique platform to study long-range magnetic order with an extreme chemical disorder.

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CsMn 4 As 3 : A Layered Tetragonal Transition-Metal Pnictide Compound with an Antiferromagnetic Ground State

We report the synthesis and properties of a new layered tetragonal ternary compound CsMn4As3 (structure: KCu 4 S 3 -type, space group: P4/mmm, No. 123 and Z = 2). The material is a small band-gap semiconductor and exhibits an antiferromagnetic ground state associated with Mn spins. The compound exhibits a signature of a distinct magnetic moment canting event at 150(5) K with a canting angle of ≈ 0:3°. Although, some features of the magnetic characteristics of this new compound are qualitatively similar to those of the related BaMn 2 As 2 , the underlying Mn sublattices of the two materials are quite different. While the Mn square-lattice layers in BaMn 2 As 2 are equally spaced along the c-direction with the interlayer distance d L Ba = 6.7341(4) Å, the Mn sublattice forms bilayers in CsMn 4 As 3 with the interlayer distance within a bilayer d L Cs = 3.1661(6) Å and the distance between the two adjacent bilayers d B = 7:290(6) Å. This difference in the Mn sublattice is bound to significantly alter the energy balance between the J 1 , J 2 and J c exchange interactions within the J 1 -J 2 -J c model compared to that in BaMn 2 As 2 and the other related 122 compounds including the well-known iron-arsenide superconductor parent compound BaFe 2 As 2 . Owing to the novelty of its transition metal sublattice, this new addition to the family of tetragonal materials related to the iron-based superconductors brings prospects for doping and pressure studies in the search of new superconducting phases as well as other exciting correlated-electron properties.

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Negative Thermal Expansion in (Hf,Ti)Fe 2 Induced by the Ferromagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Phase Coexistence

Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is an intriguing physical phenomenon that can be used in the applications of thermal expansion adjustment of materials. In this study, we report a NTE compound of (Hf,Ti)Fe 2 , while both end members of HfFe 2 and TiFe 2 show positive thermal expansion. The results reveal that phase coexistence is detected in the whole NTE zone, in which one phase is ferromagnetic (FM), while the other is antiferromagnetic (AFM). With increasing temperature, the FM phase is gradually transformed to the AFM one. The NTE phenomenon occurs in the present (Hf,Ti)Fe 2 because of the fact that the unit cell volume of the AFM phase is smaller than that of the FM phase, and the mass fraction of the AFM phase increases with increasing temperature. The construction of phase coexistence can be a method to achieve NTE materials in future studies.

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Na 2 Mn 3 Se 4 : Strongly Frustrated Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor with Complex Magnetic Structure

A new ternary selenide, Na 2 Mn 3 Se 4 , was prepared by a stoichiometric reaction between Na 2 Se 4 and metallic Mn at 923 K. Crystal structure determination revealed a new structure type, built of alternating layers of Na + ions and [Mn 3 Se 4 ] 2– anionic slabs. Band structure calculations indicate that Na 2 Mn 3 Se 4 is an indirect band gap semiconductor with E g = 1.59 eV, although a direct band gap is only marginally larger, at 1.64 eV. The material shows antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering at 27 K, while the Weiss constant of ~–400 K suggests much stronger nearest-neighbor AFM exchange between the Mn sites. This discrepancy is attributed to the strong spin frustration caused by a triangulated arrangement of the Mn sites in the [Mn 3 Se 4 ] 2– layer. In conclusion, the magnetic frustration leads to the stabilization of a complex AFM ordered structure with non-collinear arrangement of the Mn magnetic moments, as established from neutron diffraction data.

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Lattice Effect on the Superexchange Interaction in Antiferromagnetic Bi 2.1 Sr 1.9 CaCu 2 O 8+δ

By employing Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction techniques on antiferromagnetic Bi 2.1 Sr 1.9 CaCu 2 O 8+δ within the same pressure conditions, we tracked the evolution of the two-magnon spectrum and structural parameters under pressures of up to nearly 30 GPa. Consequently, we established the relationship between pressure, in-plane lattice parameter d, and superexchange interaction J as J ~ d -(6.6±0.2 ). Within the examined pressure range, this compound did not exhibit superconductivity, as determined by a sensitive magnetic measurement technique. Additionally, we observed phonon anomalies, suggesting possible disorder effects in Bi-O layers and reduced charge transfer from these layers, particularly above 10 GPa. Finally, we discuss the impacts of pressure and chemical doping on J and the structure, along with their implications for superconductivity.

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Antiferromagnetic Spin Correlations Between Corner-Shared [FeO 5 ] 7- and [FeO 6 ] 9- Units, in the Novel Iron-Based Compound: BaYFeO 4

A novel quaternary compound in the Ba–Y–Fe-O phase diagram was synthesized by solid-state reaction and its crystal structure was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of BaYFeO 4 consists of a unique arrangement of Fe 3+ magnetic ions, which is based on alternate corner-shared units of [FeO 5 ] 7– square pyramids and [FeO 6 ] 9– octahedra. This results in the formation of stairwise channels of FeO polyhedra along the b crystallographic axis. The structure is described in an orthorhombic crystal system in the space group Pnma with lattice parameters a = 13.14455(1) Å, b = 5.694960(5) Å, and c = 10.247630(9) Å. The temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility data reveal two antiferromagnetic (AFM) transitions at 33 and 48 K. An upturn in the magnetic susceptibility data above these transitions is observed, which does not reach its maximum even at 390 K. The field-dependent magnetization data at both 2 and 300 K show a nearly linear dependence and do not exhibit significant hysteresis. Heat capacity measurements between 2 and 200 K reveal only a broad anomaly without any indication of long-range ordering. The latter data set is not in good agreement with the magnetic susceptibility data, which makes it difficult to exactly determine the magnetic ground state of BaYFeO 4 . Accordingly, a temperature-dependent neutron diffraction study is in order, which will enable resolving this issue. The theoretical study of the relative strengths of magnetic exchange interactions along various possible pathways, using extended Hückel spin dimer analysis, shows that only interactions between square pyramidal and octahedral centers are significant, and among them, the intrachannel correlations are stronger than interchannel interactions. This is the first physical property study in such a magnetic ion substructure.

Wrobel, Friederike↗

Chloride Reduction of Mn 3+ in Mild Hydrothermal Synthesis of a Charge Ordered Defect Pyrochlore, CsMn 2+ Mn 3+ F 6 , a Canted Antiferromagnet with a Hard Ferromagnetic Component

Geometrically frustrated systems play an important role in studying new physical phenomena and unconventional thermodynamics. Charge ordered defect pyrochlores AM 2+ M 3+ F 6 offer a convenient platform for probing the interplay between electron distribution over M 2+ and M 3+ sites and structural distortions; however, they are limited to compounds with M 2+/3+ = V, Fe, Ni, and Cu due to difficulties in the simultaneous stabilization of other 3d elements in the +2 and +3 oxidation states. Herein, we employ Cl– anions under hydrothermal conditions for the mild reduction of Mn 2 O 3 in concentrated HF to obtain the CsMn 2+ Mn 3+ F 6 composition as a phase pure sample and study its properties. The magnetism of CsMn 2 F 6 was characterized by measuring the magnetic susceptibility and isothermal magnetization data, and a magnetic transition to a canted antiferromagnet state was found at 24.1 K. We determined the magnetic structure of CsMn 2 F 6 using powder neutron diffraction, which revealed successive long-range ordering of the Mn 2+ and Mn 3+ sites that is accompanied by a second transition. As a result, the role and strength of magnetic exchange interactions were characterized using DFT calculations.

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Simultaneous Development of Antiferromagnetism and Local Symmetry Breaking in a Kagome Magnet (Co 0.45 Fe 0.55 )Sn

CoSn and FeSn, two kagome-lattice metals, have recently attracted significant attention as hosts of electronic flat bands and emergent physical properties. However, current understandings of their physical properties are limited to knowledge of the average crystal structure. Here, we report the Fe-doping induced coemergence of the antiferromagentic (AFM) order and local symmetry breaking in (Co 0.45 Fe 0.55 )Sn. Rietveld analysis on the neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction data indicates A-type antiferromagnetic order with the moment pointing perpendicular to the kagome layers, associated with the anomaly in the MSn(1) 2 Sn(2) 4 (M = Co/Fe) octahedral distortion and the lattice constant c. Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) modeling of the synchrotron X-ray total scattering results captured the subtle local orthorhombic distortion involving off-axis displacements of Sn(2). Our results indicate that the stable hexagonal lattice above T N becomes unstable once the A-type AFM order is formed below T N . Here we argue that the local symmetry breaking has a magnetic origin, since the spatially varied M–Sn(2) bond lengths arise from out-of-plane magnetic exchange coupling J c via the exchange pathway M–Sn(2)–M. Our study provides comprehensive information on the crystal structure in both long-range scale and local scale, unveiling unique coupling between AFM order, octahedral distortion, and hidden local symmetry breaking.

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Highly Conjugated Porphyrin Arrays Enable Optical Resolution of Ferromagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Aligned States of the Triplet Exciton and an Incorporated Stable Radical

Well-defined photogenerated molecular spin systems have potential utility in spintronics and quantum information science (QIS). Because molecular magnetic, optical, and electronic properties can be controlled by design, diverse spin systems can be prepared at modest temperatures. Photogenerated molecular spin systems often involve states prepared from the interaction of excitons and charges. Resolving the nature of electron spin alignment in photogenerated spin states described by the coupling of a triplet exciton and a stable radical commonly relies on EPR spectroscopy. Here, we describe ethyne-bridged (porphinato)metal ( PM n ) oligomers that incorporate a macrocycle-bound Cu(II) radical center. Upon photoexcitation of such PM n arrays, a singdoublet ( 2 S 1 ) state is formed; ultrafast internal conversion (IC) then produces a tripdoublet ( 2 T 1 ) state, which undergoes intersystem crossing (ISC) to produce a tripquartet ( 4 T 1 ) state, before relaxation to the ground state ( 2 S 0 ). These highly conjugated Cu(II) radical-containing PMn arrays enable direct observation of copper porphyrin 2 T 1 → 4 T 1 ISC dynamics from the biexponential decay of the near-infrared (NIR) 2,4 T 1 → 2,4 T n transient absorption manifold. Multireference n-electron valence perturbation theory (NEVPT2) computations illuminate how PM n electronic structure controls the relaxation dynamics of these long-lived (>10 ns) electronically excited multiplet states. These studies show that highly conjugated and polarizable porphyrin arrays incorporating stable spin centers provide rare π-delocalized systems where the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic alignment between a triplet exciton and a stable radical are both spectrally resolved and addressable using transient optical spectroscopy at wavelengths exceeding 1 μm, providing new opportunities to QIS.

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MnSi 2 Te 4 : A van der Waals Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor with Large Negative Magnetoresistance

Magnetism in van der Waals semiconductors offers significant potential for fundamental research on low-dimensional magnetism and the development of high-performance two-dimensional spintronic devices. Here, we report the growth, physical properties, and first-principles calculations of a new dual-octahedral transition metal chalcogenide (DTMC) MnSi 2 Te 4 . MnSi 2 Te 4 features a layered structure with an intralayer heterostructure, where the metal octahedra and nonmetal dimeric octahedra form zigzag chains alternately. Property characterization reveals that MnSi 2 Te 4 is a collinear G-type antiferromagnetic semiconductor, with a Néel temperature T N of 18.6 K and a significant unsaturated negative magnetoresistance (NMR) reaching −42.5% at 9 T and 100 K. First-principles calculations on the electronic band structure demonstrate that the large NMR primarily originates from the spin splitting due to parity-time symmetry breaking. This study not only discovers a new member of DTMCs with a unique crystal structure and large NMR, but also establishes a promising platform for investigating next-generation spintronic devices.

Liao, Ke [Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beiji↗

Spontaneous decays of magneto-elastic excitations in non-collinear antiferromagnet (Y,Lu)MnO 3

Magnons and phonons are fundamental quasiparticles in a solid and can be coupled together to form a hybrid quasi-particle. However, detailed experimental studies on the underlying Hamiltonian of this particle are rare for actual materials. Moreover, the anharmonicity of such magnetoelastic excitations remains largely unexplored, although it is essential for a proper understanding of their diverse thermodynamic behaviour and intrinsic zero-temperature decay. Here we show that in non-collinear antiferromagnets, a strong magnon–phonon coupling can significantly enhance the anharmonicity, resulting in the creation of magnetoelastic excitations and their spontaneous decay. By measuring the spin waves over the full Brillouin zone and carrying out anharmonic spin wave calculations using a Hamiltonian with an explicit magnon–phonon coupling, we have identified a hybrid magnetoelastic mode in (Y,Lu)MnO 3 and quantified its decay rate and the exchange-striction coupling term required to produce it.

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Field induced spontaneous quasiparticle decay and renormalization of quasiparticle dispersion in a quantum antiferromagnet

The notion of a quasiparticle, such as a phonon, a roton or a magnon, is used in modern condensed matter physics to describe an elementary collective excitation. The intrinsic zero-temperature magnon damping in quantum spin systems can be driven by the interaction of the one-magnon states and multi-magnon continuum. However, detailed experimental studies on this quantum many-body effect induced by an applied magnetic field are rare. Here we present a high-resolution neutron scattering study in high fields on an S=1/2 antiferromagnet C 9 H 18 N 2 CuBr 4 . Finally, compared with the non-interacting linear spin–wave theory, our results demonstrate a variety of phenomena including field-induced renormalization of one-magnon dispersion, spontaneous magnon decay observed via intrinsic linewidth broadening, unusual non-Lorentzian two-peak structure in the excitation spectra and a dramatic shift of spectral weight from one-magnon state to the two-magnon continuum.

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Discovery of coexisting Dirac and triply degenerate magnons in a three-dimensional antiferromagnet

Topological magnons are emergent quantum spin excitations featured by magnon bands crossing linearly at the points dubbed nodes, analogous to fermions in topological electronic systems. Experimental realisation of topological magnons in three dimensions has not been reported so far. Here, by measuring spin excitations (magnons) of a three-dimensional antiferromagnet Cu3TeO6 with inelastic neutron scattering, we provide direct spectroscopic evidence for the coexistence of symmetry-protected Dirac and triply degenerate nodes, the latter involving three-component magnons beyond the Dirac–Weyl framework. Our theoretical calculations show that the observed topological magnon band structure can be well described by the linear-spin-wave theory based on a Hamiltonian dominated by the nearest neighbour exchange interaction J1. As such, we showcase Cu3TeO6 as an example system where Dirac and triply degenerate magnonic nodal excitations coexist, demonstrate an exotic topological state of matter, and provide a fresh ground to explore the topological properties in quantum materials.

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Strongly-coupled quantum critical point in an all-in-all-out antiferromagnet

Dimensionality and symmetry play deterministic roles in the laws of Nature. They are important tools to characterize and understand quantum phase transitions, especially in the limit of strong correlations between spin, orbit, charge, and structural degrees of freedom. Using newly-developed, high-pressure resonant x-ray magnetic and charge diffraction techniques, we have discovered a quantum critical point in Cd 2 Os 2 O 7 as the all-in-all-out antiferromagnetic order is continuously suppressed to zero temperature and, concomitantly, the cubic lattice structure continuously changes from space group Fd-3m to F-43m. Surrounded by three phases of different time reversal and spatial inversion symmetries, the quantum critical region anchors two phase lines of opposite curvature, with striking departures from a mean-field form at high pressure. As spin fluctuations, lattice breathing modes, and quasiparticle excitations interact in the quantum critical region, we argue that they present the necessary components for strongly-coupled quantum criticality in this three-dimensional compound.

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In-plane uniaxial pressure-induced out-of-plane antiferromagnetic moment and critical fluctuations in BaFe 2 As 2

A small in-plane external uniaxial pressure has been widely used as an effective method to acquire single domain iron pnictide BaFe 2 As 2 , which exhibits twin-domains without uniaxial strain below the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural (nematic) transition temperature T s . Although it is generally assumed that such a pressure will not affect the intrinsic electronic/magnetic properties of the system, it is known to enhance the antiferromagnetic (AF) ordering temperature T N ( < T s ) and create in-plane resistivity anisotropy above T s . Here we use neutron polarization analysis to show that such a strain on BaFe 2 As 2 also induces a static or quasi-static out-of-plane ( c -axis) AF order and its associated critical spin fluctuations near T N / T s . Therefore, uniaxial pressure necessary to detwin single crystals of BaFe 2 As 2 actually rotates the easy axis of the collinear AF order near T N / T s , and such effects due to spin-orbit coupling must be taken into account to unveil the intrinsic electronic/magnetic properties of the system.

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Anomalous transport due to Weyl fermions in the chiral antiferromagnets Mn 3 X, X = Sn, Ge

The recent discoveries of strikingly large zero-field Hall and Nernst effects in antiferromagnets Mn 3 X(X = Sn, Ge) have brought the study of magnetic topological states to the forefront of condensed matter research and technological innovation. These effects are considered fingerprints of Weyl nodes residing near the Fermi energy, promoting Mn 3 X(X = Sn, Ge) as a fascinating platform to explore the elusive magnetic Weyl fermions. In this review, we provide recent updates on the insights drawn from experimental and theoretical studies of Mn 3 X(X = Sn, Ge) by combining previous reports with our new, comprehensive set of transport measurements of high-quality Mn 3 Sn and Mn 3 Ge single crystals. In particular, we report magnetotransport signatures specific to chiral anomalies in Mn 3 Ge and planar Hall effect in Mn 3 Sn, which have not yet been found in earlier studies. The results summarized here indicate the essential role of magnetic Weyl fermions in producing the large transverse responses in the absence of magnetization.

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