Zero-field magnetic ground state of EuMg$_2$Bi$_2$

Autor: Pakhira, Santanu, Heitmann, Thomas, Riberolles, S. X. M., Ueland, B. G., McQueeney, R. J., Johnston, D. C., Vaknin, David
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 103, 024408 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.024408
Popis: Layered trigonal EuMg$_2$Bi$_2$ is reported to be a topological semimetal that hosts multiple Dirac points that may be gapped or split by the onset of magnetic order. Here, we report zero-field single-crystal neutron-diffraction and bulk magnetic susceptibility measurements versus temperature $\chi(T)$ of EuMg$_2$Bi$_2$ that show the intraplane ordering is ferromagnetic (Eu$^{2+},\, S= 7/2$) with the moments aligned in the $ab$-plane while adjacent layers are aligned antiferromagnetically (i.e., A-type antiferromagnetism) below the N\'eel temperature.
Databáze: arXiv