As a sister compound of MnBi_(2)Te_(4),the highquality MnSb_(2)Te_(4) single crystals are grown via solid-state reaction where prolonged annealing and narrow temperature window play critical roles on account of its th...As a sister compound of MnBi_(2)Te_(4),the highquality MnSb_(2)Te_(4) single crystals are grown via solid-state reaction where prolonged annealing and narrow temperature window play critical roles on account of its thermal metastability.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction(SCXRD)analysis on MnSb_(2)Te_(4) illustrates a crystal model that is isostructural to MnBi_(2)Te_(4),consisting of Te-Sb-Te-Mn-Te-Sb-Te septuple layers(SLs)stacking in an ABC sequence.However,MnSb_(2)Te_(4) reveals a more pronounced cation intermixing in comparison with MnBi_(2)Te_(4),comprising 28.9(7)%Sb antisite defects on the Mn(3a)site and 19.3(6)%Mn antisite defects on the Sb(6c)site,which may give rise to novel magnetic properties in emerging layered MnBi_(2)Te_(4)-family materials.Unlike the antiferromagnetic(AFM)nature in MnBi_(2)Te_(4),MnSb_(2)Te_(4) exhibits a glassy magnetic ground state below 24 K and can be easily tuned to a ferromagnetic state under a weak applied magnetic field.Its magnetic hysteresis,anisotropy,and relaxation process are investigated in detail via static and dynamic magnetization measurements.Moreover,anomalous Hall effect as a p-type conductor is demonstrated with transport measurements.This work grants MnSb_(2)Te_(4) a possible access to the future exploration of exotic quantum physics by removing the odd/even layer number restraint in realizing quantum transport phenomena in intrinsic AFM MnBi_(2)Te_(4)-family materials,as a result of the crossover between its magnetism and potential topology arising from the Sb-Te layer.展开更多
基金supported by the Basic Science Center Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51788104)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2018YFA0307100)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51991340 and 21975140)supported by the Beckman Young Investigator award。
文摘As a sister compound of MnBi_(2)Te_(4),the highquality MnSb_(2)Te_(4) single crystals are grown via solid-state reaction where prolonged annealing and narrow temperature window play critical roles on account of its thermal metastability.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction(SCXRD)analysis on MnSb_(2)Te_(4) illustrates a crystal model that is isostructural to MnBi_(2)Te_(4),consisting of Te-Sb-Te-Mn-Te-Sb-Te septuple layers(SLs)stacking in an ABC sequence.However,MnSb_(2)Te_(4) reveals a more pronounced cation intermixing in comparison with MnBi_(2)Te_(4),comprising 28.9(7)%Sb antisite defects on the Mn(3a)site and 19.3(6)%Mn antisite defects on the Sb(6c)site,which may give rise to novel magnetic properties in emerging layered MnBi_(2)Te_(4)-family materials.Unlike the antiferromagnetic(AFM)nature in MnBi_(2)Te_(4),MnSb_(2)Te_(4) exhibits a glassy magnetic ground state below 24 K and can be easily tuned to a ferromagnetic state under a weak applied magnetic field.Its magnetic hysteresis,anisotropy,and relaxation process are investigated in detail via static and dynamic magnetization measurements.Moreover,anomalous Hall effect as a p-type conductor is demonstrated with transport measurements.This work grants MnSb_(2)Te_(4) a possible access to the future exploration of exotic quantum physics by removing the odd/even layer number restraint in realizing quantum transport phenomena in intrinsic AFM MnBi_(2)Te_(4)-family materials,as a result of the crossover between its magnetism and potential topology arising from the Sb-Te layer.
