Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction
Abstract The temperature dependent order parameter provides important information on the nature of magnetism. Using traditional methods to study this parameter in two-dimensional (2D) magnets remains difficult, however, particularly for insulating antiferromagnetic (AF) compounds. Here, we show that...
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| author | Maurits J. A. Houmes Gabriele Baglioni Makars Šiškins Martin Lee Dorye L. Esteras Alberto M. Ruiz Samuel Mañas-Valero Carla Boix-Constant Jose J. Baldoví Eugenio Coronado Yaroslav M. Blanter Peter G. Steeneken Herre S. J. van der Zant |
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| description | Abstract The temperature dependent order parameter provides important information on the nature of magnetism. Using traditional methods to study this parameter in two-dimensional (2D) magnets remains difficult, however, particularly for insulating antiferromagnetic (AF) compounds. Here, we show that its temperature dependence in AF MPS3 (M(II) = Fe, Co, Ni) can be probed via the anisotropy in the resonance frequency of rectangular membranes, mediated by a combination of anisotropic magnetostriction and spontaneous staggered magnetization. Density functional calculations followed by a derived orbital-resolved magnetic exchange analysis confirm and unravel the microscopic origin of this magnetization-induced anisotropic strain. We further show that the temperature and thickness dependent order parameter allows to deduce the material’s critical exponents characterising magnetic order. Nanomechanical sensing of magnetic order thus provides a future platform to investigate 2D magnetism down to the single-layer limit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-107b4a51700240b68317087a40f89c252023-12-24T12:23:44ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-12-011411710.1038/s41467-023-44180-4Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostrictionMaurits J. A. Houmes0Gabriele Baglioni1Makars Šiškins2Martin Lee3Dorye L. Esteras4Alberto M. Ruiz5Samuel Mañas-Valero6Carla Boix-Constant7Jose J. Baldoví8Eugenio Coronado9Yaroslav M. Blanter10Peter G. Steeneken11Herre S. J. van der Zant12Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyInstituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de ValènciaInstituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de ValènciaKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyInstituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de ValènciaInstituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de ValènciaInstituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de ValènciaKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyAbstract The temperature dependent order parameter provides important information on the nature of magnetism. Using traditional methods to study this parameter in two-dimensional (2D) magnets remains difficult, however, particularly for insulating antiferromagnetic (AF) compounds. Here, we show that its temperature dependence in AF MPS3 (M(II) = Fe, Co, Ni) can be probed via the anisotropy in the resonance frequency of rectangular membranes, mediated by a combination of anisotropic magnetostriction and spontaneous staggered magnetization. Density functional calculations followed by a derived orbital-resolved magnetic exchange analysis confirm and unravel the microscopic origin of this magnetization-induced anisotropic strain. We further show that the temperature and thickness dependent order parameter allows to deduce the material’s critical exponents characterising magnetic order. Nanomechanical sensing of magnetic order thus provides a future platform to investigate 2D magnetism down to the single-layer limit.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44180-4 |
| spellingShingle | Maurits J. A. Houmes Gabriele Baglioni Makars Šiškins Martin Lee Dorye L. Esteras Alberto M. Ruiz Samuel Mañas-Valero Carla Boix-Constant Jose J. Baldoví Eugenio Coronado Yaroslav M. Blanter Peter G. Steeneken Herre S. J. van der Zant Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction Nature Communications |
| title | Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| title_full | Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| title_fullStr | Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| title_short | Magnetic order in 2D antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| title_sort | magnetic order in 2d antiferromagnets revealed by spontaneous anisotropic magnetostriction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44180-4 |
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