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Strongly correlated ferromagnetism in NiTa<sub>4</sub>Se<sub>8</sub>

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Abstract

In this talk, I report on the growth and characterization of a novel weakly itinerant ferromagnet NiTa4Se8. Magnetometry measurements reveal the existence of complex magnetic order, potentially with multiple competing order parameters. Our transport and thermodynamic measurements, in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, provide evidence for strong electronic correlations arising from a combination of spin fluctuations and flat-bands near the Fermi level. This material may serve as a useful platform for the study of weak itinerant magnetism, and the interplay of strong electronic correlations with complex magnetism more generally.

Presenters

  • Nikola Maksimovic

    University of California, Berkeley

Authors

  • Nikola Maksimovic

    University of California, Berkeley

  • James G Analytis

    University of California, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley

  • Fanghui Wan

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Alex Liebman-Pelaez

    University of California Berkeley

  • sarah a schwarz

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Sylvia K Lewin

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Daria Balatsky

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Na Hyun Jo

    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

  • Eli Rotenberg

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Gabriel Perko-Engel

    University of California, Berkeley