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This peer reviewed journal article reports on the structural, electronic and magnetic impacts of substitutional alloying within ferromagnetic kagome metal Fe 3 Sn 2 in thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy.
Abstract La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 , a strong semi-metallic ferromagnet having robust spin polarization and magnetic transition temperature ( T C ) well above 300 K, has attracted significant attention as a possible candidate for a wide range of memory, spintronic, and multifunctional devices. Since varying the oxygen partial pressure during growth is likely to change the structural and other physical functionalities of La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 (LSMO) films, here we report detailed investigations on structure, along with magnetic behavior of LSMO films with same thickness (~30 nm) but synthesized at various oxygen partial pressures: 10, 30, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mTorr. The observation of only ( 00 l ) reflections without any secondary peaks in the XRD patterns confirms the high-quality synthesis of the above-mentioned films. Surface morphology of the films reveals that these films are very smooth with low roughness, the thin films synthesized at 150 mTorr having the lowest average roughness. The increasing of magnetic T C and sharpness of the magnetic phase transitions with increasing oxygen growth pressure suggests that by decreasing the oxygen growth pressure leads to oxygen deficiencies in grown films which induce oxygen inhomogeneity. Thin films grown at 150 mTorr exhibits the highest magnetization with T C = 340 K as these thin films possess the lowest roughness and might exhibit lowest oxygen vacancies and defects. Interpretation and significance of these results in the 30 nm LSMO thin films prepared at different oxygen growth pressures are also presented, along with the existence and growth pressure dependence of negative remanent magnetization (NRM) of the above-mentioned thin films.
MnBi and MnBi-based materials have been investigated as prospective rare-earth-free permanent magnets with moderate energy product. One of the main issues with MnBi synthesis is the presence of residual Bi in the sample which reduces the net magnetization. Here, we have found that MnBi synthesized in the presence of carbon substantially reduces the amount of residual Bi, improving its saturation magnetization. We have synthesized Mn 55 Bi 45 and Mn 55 Bi 45 C x samples using arc melting and high-vacuum annealing. The room temperature x-ray diffraction patterns indicate that both Mn 55 Bi 45 and Mn 55 Bi 45 C x crystallize in the hexagonal NiAs-type structure. The Rietveld analysis of the x-ray patterns shows that the amount of residual Bi reduces from 16 wt.% for Mn 55 Bi 45 to 5 wt.% for Mn 55 Bi 45 C x . The high-field (3 T) magnetizations measured at room temperature are 61 emu g –1 and 66 emu g –1 for Mn 55 Bi 45 and Mn 55 Bi 45 C x , respectively. To understand the role of C in enhancing the magnetization of MnBi, we carried out the first-principles calculations of both stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric MnBi alloys, which suggests that the increase of magnetization in Mn 55 Bi 45 C x may be due to the coating of MnBi grains with C.
Cobalt-iron alloys containing from 7.0 to 9.3 percent iron prepared from ultrapure cobalt and iron have the highest Curie point of all known magnetically soft materials. Their high permeability, low hysteresis loss, good saturation induction, and square loop characteristics recommend them for use in power transformers and rotating machinery.
Based on a detailed study of time-dependent or viscous remanence (VRM), thermoremanence (TRM) and magnetic granulometry of soil breccia 14313, single-domain particles of iron 100 to 200 A in size are proposed as the major carriers of natural remanence (NRM) in this rock. The VRM of 14313 is unusually intense and exhibits a logarithmic time decrease of VRM which ceases fairly abruptly after a time about equal to the original exposure to the field. The partial TRM spectrum reveals both a high-blocking-temperature fraction, scarcely affected by AF demagnetization to 1000 Oe, and an unusual concentration of blocking temperatures just above room temperature. The former fraction would contribute a very hard and stable component to any NRM of lunar origin, but the latter fraction, which accounts for the pronounced VRM of 14313 and undoubtedly has imparted a large viscous NRM component in the earth's field, is also surprisingly hard. A substantial portion (20 to 40%) is not demagnetized by an 800-Oe field.
Carbon fibers containing ferromagnetically-ordered iron or other transition metals could be used in a variety of lightweight magnetic composites. Intercalation of bulk graphite with CoCl2 or FeCl3, followed by reduction with butyl lithium, did indeed produce magnetic samples; however, the observed room temperature permeabilities (mu) were less than 2 G/Oe. Magnetic data are presented on carbon fibers containing large amounts of elemental iron, which were prepared by a new method. In this method Amoco P-75 fibers were intercalated with Br2 and I2 followed by fluorination, forming CF(0.75). This product was then intercalated with FeCl3. Subsequent heat treatments in oxidizing and reducing atmospheres converted most of the iron to the pure alpha phase. Room temperature permeabilities as large as 40 G/Oe are observed.
Inductive filters against electromagnetic interference are commonly made by winding coils around a magnetic material with high permeability. This permeability should remain high at high frequencies, so that the impedance of the inductor made from it can be large to block off any high frequency EMI signals.
Here we report a ferromagnetic compound Ba9V3Te15 with quasi-one-dimensional (1D) spin chains. It was synthesized at high-temperature and high-pressure conditions and systematically investigated via structural, transport, magnetic and heat capacity measurements. Ba9V3Te15 mainly consists of trimerized face-sharing VTe6 octahedral chains running along the 𝑐 axis, which are separated by a distance of 10.184(8)Å, thus demonstrating a strong 1D structural character. Ba9V3Te15 is a semiconductor with a band gap ∼128meV and undergoes a ferromagnetic transition with 𝑇C∼3.6K. Far above 𝑇C, the short-range spin orders due to the intrachain spin coupling have developed, which leads to a negative magnetoresistance effect, the deviation of magnetic susceptibility from the Curie-Weiss law and 𝑇1/2 dependence of magnetic heat capacity. Our results reveal that Ba9V3Te15 provides a good opportunity to study the intrinsic properties of a system with quasi-1D ferromagnetic spin chains.
A method is presented for synthesizing core–shell nanoparticles with a magnetic core and a porous shell suitable for drug delivery and other medical applications. The core contains multiple γ -Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles (~15 nm) enclosed in a SiO 2 (~100–200 nm) matrix using either methyl (denoted TMOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 ) or ethyl (TEOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 ) template groups. Low-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy showed that the magnetic nanoparticles have the maghemite structure, γ -Fe 2 O 3 , with all the vacancies in the octahedral sites. Saturation magnetization measurements revealed that the density of γ -Fe 2 O 3 was greater in the TMOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles than TEOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles, presumably because of the smaller methyl group. Magnetization measurements showed that the blocking temperature is around room temperature for the TMOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 and around 250 K for the TEOS- γ -Fe 2 O 3 . Three dimensional topography analysis shows clearly that the magnetic nanoparticles are not only at the surface but have penetrated deep in the silica to form the core–shell structure.
The levitation of high-T(sub c) superconductors is quite conspicuous: Above magnets of low symmetry a disk of these ceramics floats motionless, without vibration or rotation; it has a continuous range of stable positions and orientations as if it were stuck in sand. Some specimens may even be suspended above or below the same magnet. This fascinating stability, inherent to no other type of levitation, is caused by the pinning of magnetic flux lines by inhomogeneities inside these extreme type-2 superconductors. The talk deals with pinning of magnetic flux in these materials, with flux flow, flux creep, thermally activated depinning, and the thermal fluctuation of the vortex positions in the flux line lattice (often called flux lattice melting). Also discussed are the fluctuations of the (nearly periodic) magnetic field inside these superconductors which are caused by random pinning sites and by the finite temperature. These fluctuations broaden the van-Hove singularities observed in the density of the magnetic field by nuclear magnetic resonance and by muon spin rotation.
The physical properties of Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 have been investigated using single crystals grown by iodine-assisted vapor transport. Additionally, the material possesses a ferrimagnetic ground state and the properties are similar to those in the isostructural compound Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 . Furthermore, in these trigonal materials, the dominant magnetic exchanges are antiferromagnetic and intrinsically frustrated, leading to a variety of competing ground states. In Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 , the Curie temperature is TC = 67(1)K, which is slightly lower than that of Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 where TC = 78K. The anisotropy field is also smaller in the selenide relative to the telluride. In both materials, short-range correlations likely exist well-above TC. Neutron single crystal diffraction data on Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 suggest a collinear ferrimagnetic structure with the moments tilting out of the ab-plane in zero-field. Finally, the magnetization of vapor grown Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 is shown for comparison; these vapor grown crystals do not show a sharp onset of magnetic anisotropy above 300K as was previously observed for melt grown Mn 3 Si 2 Se 6 crystals.
Niobium thin films on silicon substrate used in the fabrication of superconducting qubits have been characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electrical transport, magnetization, the London penetration depth - based quasiparticle spectroscopy, and real-space real-time magneto-optical imaging. Here we study niobium films to provide an example of a comprehensive analytical set that may benefit superconducting circuits such as those used in quantum computers. The films have a superconducting transition temperature of T c = 9.35 K and a fairly clean superconducting gap. The estimated superfluid density is enhanced at intermediate temperatures. These observations are consistent with the recent theory of anisotropic strong-coupling superconductivity in Nb and indicate outstanding quality. However, the response to the magnetic field is complicated, exhibiting significantly irreversible behavior and insufficient heat dissipation (to a substrate), leading to thermomagnetic instabilities. This may present a challenge for further improvement of transmon quantum coherence. Possible mitigation strategies are discussed.
Coaligned pairs of C IV Dopplergrams and Fe I magnetograms are used to investigate the relationship between Doppler shift patterns observed in the transition region and magnetic field patterns observed in the photosphere. It is found that V(0) lines associated with neutral lines tend to have limbward blueshifts, and that V(0) lines associated with unipolar regions tend to have limbward redshifts. The results are consistent with the active region model of Klimchuk (1984) in which relative redshifts occur where strong vertical fields penetrate the surface, and relative blueshifts occur where these same fields have spread out to become horizontal. It is suggested that the relative blueshifts may correspond to absolute Doppler shifts of very small amplitide.
Niobium thin films on silicon substrate used in the fabrication of superconducting qubits have been characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electrical transport, magnetization, quasiparticle spectroscopy, and real-space real-time magneto-optical imaging. We study niobium films to provide an example of a comprehensive analytical set that may benefit superconducting circuits such as those used in quantum computers. The films show outstanding superconducting transition temperature of $T_{c}=9.35$ K and a fairly clean superconducting gap, along with superfluid density enhanced at intermediate temperatures. These observations are consistent with the recent theory of anisotropic strong-coupling superconductivity in Nb. However, the response to the magnetic field is complicated, exhibiting significantly irreversible behavior and insufficient heat conductance leading to thermo-magnetic instabilities. These may present an issue for further improvement of transmon quantum coherence. Possible mitigation strategies are discussed.
We report a quasi-one-dimensional S=1 spin chain compound BaNiTe 2 O 7 . This magnetic system has been investigated by magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and neutron powder diffraction. These results indicate that BaNiTe 2 O 7 develops a short-range magnetic correlation around T ~ 22K. With further cooling, an antiferromagnetic phase transition is observed at T N ~ 5.4K. Neutron powder diffraction revealed antiferromagnetic noncollinear order with a commensurate propagation vector k = (1/2,1,0). The refined magnetic moment size of Ni 2+ at 1.5 K is 1.84 μB , and its noncollinear spin texture is confirmed by first-principles calculations. In conclusion, inelastic neutron-scattering results and density functional theory calculations confirmed the quasi-one-dimensional nature of the spin systems.
BaPr 2 ZnO 5 , BaSm 2 ZnO 5 , and BaEu 2 ZnO 5 – a series of 4f magnetic insulators comprising the Shastry-Sutherland lattice – were synthesized via a solid-state reaction under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The magnetic behaviors are well characterized by the localized 4f electrons of each Ln 3+ (= Pr, Sm, Eu) under the influence of the crystal-electric field of the surrounding ions. The magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements of BaPr 2 ZnO 5 (Pr 3+ ; 4f 2 3 H 4 ) indicate the splitting of the ground state J-multiplet due to the crystal-electric field. BaSm 2 ZnO 5 (Sm 3+ ; 4f 5 6 H 5/2 ) is a strong Van Vleck paramagnet, while BaEu 2 ZnO 5 is non-magnetic due to the 7 F 0 ground state (Eu 3+ ; 4f 6 7 F 0 ). The series of new oxides enriches a group of the Shastry-Sutherland lattice materials and helps to develop a range of two-dimensional quantum materials.
Eu(II)-containing chalcogenides are an emerging class of materials that are of great interest due to their high optical activity and intriguing magnetism. Here, we synthesized Eu 2 SiSe 4 as red-colored single crystals and characterized its structure with single-crystal X-ray diffraction, confirming the reported chiral monoclinic P2 1 symmetry at room temperature. The crystal structure of Eu 2 SiSe 4 comprises distorted SiSe 4 tetrahedral units and charge-balancing Eu(II) cations. Here, we develop a two-step solid-state synthesis method for Eu 2 SiSe 4 and compare it to the known boron chalcogenide method. We find the second-harmonic generation (SHG) activity of polycrystalline Eu 2 SiSe 4 to be ∼7 × AgGaS 2 , placing it among the highest-known SHG-active chalcogenides. No symmetry lowering is observed down to 100 K in single-crystal X-ray diffraction, although an anomalous expansion in the b-axis lattice parameter occurs and may be correlated to lattice modes of the SiSe 4 tetrahedra. We investigate the physical properties of Eu 2 SiSe 4 using magnetometry and heat capacity measurements and find a transition to an antiferromagnetic ground state at T N ≈ 5.5 K. The low-temperature transition releases less entropy than expected, which may be due to the complex crystal electric field effects of Eu(II).
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