Magnetotransport and magnetic properties of the layered noncollinear antiferromagnetic Cr2Se3single crystals

Jin Wu, Chuan Lin Zhang, Jian Min Yan, Lei Chen, Lei Guo, Ting Wei Chen, Guan Yin Gao, Linfeng Fei, Weiyao Zhao, Yang Chai, Ren Kui Zheng

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Abstract

We report on the growth of high-quality stoichiometric layered Cr2Se3 single crystals with metallic and noncollinear antiferromagnetic ground state using the chemical vapor transport (CVT) method. The crystals show weak ferromagnetism in the in-plane and out-of-plane directions below the Neél temperature (T N), however, the field-cooled out-of-plane magnetization at 500 Oe and 10 K (∼0.24 μ B/f.u.) is approximately 15 times larger than that of the in-plane one, indicating strong c-axis easy uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, which is further supported by the in-plane and out-of-plane isothermal anisotropic magnetic hysteresis loops and the angular dependent magnetoresistance (MR). The latter also reveals a decrease of the coercive field of the crystal upon the tilting of the weak ferromagnetic easy axis away from the direction of the magnetic field. Further, the out-of-plane isothermal MR are negative below T N and show butterfly shapes for T < 10 K and couple with the magnetic hysteresis M(H) loop. These results may help researchers better understand the interplay between the weak ferromagnetism and the magnetotransport properties of 2D itinerant noncollinear antiferromagnetic systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number475801
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume32
Issue number47
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • butterfly magnetoresistance
  • CrSesingle crystal
  • noncolinear antiferromagnetism
  • van de Waals magnet

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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