A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors

A new diluted magnetic semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 has been successfully synthesized by doping Na and Mn into the parent compound SrZn2Sb2, which has a CaAl2Si2-type crystal structure (space group P3¯m1, No. 164, hP5) isostructural to the 122-type iron-based superconductor CaFe2As2. No magnet...

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Main Authors: Yilun Gu, Rufei Zhang, Haojie Zhang, Licheng Fu, Guoxiang Zhi, Jinou Dong, Xueqin Zhao, Lingfeng Xie, Fanlong Ning
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4291923
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Rufei Zhang
Haojie Zhang
Licheng Fu
Guoxiang Zhi
Jinou Dong
Xueqin Zhao
Lingfeng Xie
Fanlong Ning
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description A new diluted magnetic semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 has been successfully synthesized by doping Na and Mn into the parent compound SrZn2Sb2, which has a CaAl2Si2-type crystal structure (space group P3¯m1, No. 164, hP5) isostructural to the 122-type iron-based superconductor CaFe2As2. No magnetic ordering has been observed when only spins are doped by (Zn, Mn) substitution. Only with carriers codoped by (Sr, Na) substitution, a ferromagnetic ordering occurs below the maximum Curie temperature TC∼9.5 K. Comparing with other CaAl2Si2-type diluted magnetic semiconductors, we will show that negative chemical pressure suppresses the Curie temperature.
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spelling doaj-art-41f7e5a5f5cd416892c916add1d175912025-02-03T01:04:45ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81242022-01-01202210.1155/2022/4291923A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based SuperconductorsYilun Gu0Rufei Zhang1Haojie Zhang2Licheng Fu3Guoxiang Zhi4Jinou Dong5Xueqin Zhao6Lingfeng Xie7Fanlong Ning8Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsZhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and Department of PhysicsA new diluted magnetic semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 has been successfully synthesized by doping Na and Mn into the parent compound SrZn2Sb2, which has a CaAl2Si2-type crystal structure (space group P3¯m1, No. 164, hP5) isostructural to the 122-type iron-based superconductor CaFe2As2. No magnetic ordering has been observed when only spins are doped by (Zn, Mn) substitution. Only with carriers codoped by (Sr, Na) substitution, a ferromagnetic ordering occurs below the maximum Curie temperature TC∼9.5 K. Comparing with other CaAl2Si2-type diluted magnetic semiconductors, we will show that negative chemical pressure suppresses the Curie temperature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4291923
spellingShingle Yilun Gu
Rufei Zhang
Haojie Zhang
Licheng Fu
Guoxiang Zhi
Jinou Dong
Xueqin Zhao
Lingfeng Xie
Fanlong Ning
A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
title A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
title_full A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
title_fullStr A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
title_full_unstemmed A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
title_short A CaAl2Si2-Type Magnetic Semiconductor (Sr, Na)(Zn, Mn)2Sb2 Isostructural to 122-Type Iron-Based Superconductors
title_sort caal2si2 type magnetic semiconductor sr na zn mn 2sb2 isostructural to 122 type iron based superconductors
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4291923
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