Colossal magnetoresistance in EuZn2P2 and its electronic and magnetic structure

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Contributors

  • Sarah Krebber - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Marvin Kopp - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Charu Garg - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Kurt Kummer - , European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Author)
  • Jörg Sichelschmidt - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Susanne Schulz - , Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Georg Poelchen - , Chair of Surface Physics, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Max Mende - , Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Alexander V. Virovets - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Konstantin Warawa - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Mark D. Thomson - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Artem V. Tarasov - , Donostia International Physics Center (Author)
  • Dmitry Yu. Usachov - , Donostia International Physics Center (Author)
  • Denis V. Vyalikh - , Donostia International Physics Center, Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science (Author)
  • Hartmut G. Roskos - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Jens Müller - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Cornelius Krellner - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Kristin Kliemt - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)

Abstract

We investigate single crystals of the trigonal antiferromagnet Formula Presented (Formula Presented) by means of electrical transport, magnetization measurements, x-ray magnetic scattering, optical reflectivity, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), and ab initio band structure calculations (Formula Presented). We find that the electrical resistivity of Formula Presented increases strongly upon cooling and can be suppressed in magnetic fields by several orders of magnitude (colossal magnetoresistance effect). Resonant magnetic scattering reveals a magnetic ordering vector of Formula Presented, corresponding to an Formula Presented-type antiferromagnetic order, below Formula Presented. We find that the moments are canted out of the Formula Presented plane by an angle of about Formula Presented and aligned along the [100] direction in the Formula Presented plane. We observe nearly isotropic magnetization behavior for low fields and low temperatures which is consistent with the magnetic scattering results. The magnetization measurements show a deviation from the Curie-Weiss behavior below Formula Presented, the temperature below which also the field dependence of the material's resistivity starts to increase. An analysis of the infrared reflectivity spectrum at Formula Presented allows us to resolve the main phonon bands and intraband and interband transitions, and estimate indirect and direct band gaps of Formula Presented and Formula Presented, respectively, which are in good agreement with the theoretically predicted ones. The experimental band structure obtained by ARPES is nearly Formula Presented independent above and below Formula Presented. The comparison of the theoretical and experimental data shows a weak intermixing of the Eu Formula Presented states close to the Formula Presented point with the bands formed by the phosphorous Formula Presented orbitals leading to an induction of a small magnetic moment at the P sites.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number045116
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume108
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2023
Peer-reviewedYes