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Magnetic interactions in 2D layered van der Waals semiconductors CrPS<sub>4</sub> and MnPSe<sub>3 </sub>probed with neutron scattering

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Abstract

Materials in which the spin and electronic interactions are confined to two-dimensional (2D) layers offer routes to enhanced quantum behavior and potential functionality in next generation devices. Consequently, there has been recent interest in a class of materials that host isolated 2D layers weakly connected by van der Waals (vdW) bonding. These 2D vdW materials show intriguing behavior in the bulk and can often be isolated down to a few or single layers. We present results using elastic and inelastic neutron scattering on powder samples that reveal detailed insights into the magnetic interactions in two systems: CrPS4 and MnPSe3. The data allow the intralayer and interlayer exchange interactions to be extracted through model spin Hamiltonians. The implications of the magnetic interactions determined on the underlying behavior is discussed.

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Presenters

  • Stuart Calder

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Lab, Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

Authors

  • Stuart Calder

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Lab, Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

  • Amanda Haglund

    University of Tennessee, Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee

  • Yaohua Liu

    Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Lab, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Daniel Pajerowski

    Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Huibo Cao

    Oak Ridge National Lab, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA, Neutron Scattering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Travis Williams

    Oak Ridge National Lab, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Alexander Kolesnikov

    Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Vasile Garlea

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Oak Ridge National Lab, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • David George Mandrus

    Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Labratory, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA, Oakridge National Laboratory, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Materials Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology Division, Department of Materials Science, The University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville