作为:一个磁性半导体
D Santos-Cottin1, I Mohelský2, J Wyzula1,2
1Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Physical review letters
|November 17, 2023
概括
欧化 (EuCd2As2) 是一个磁性半导体,而不是一个拓性的半金属. 应用磁场显著减少了其带间隙,但保留了其半导体性质.
科学领域:
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 量子材料 量子材料是一种量子材料.
背景情况:
- 欧化 (EuCd2As2) 已被广泛认为是一个拓性的半金属.
- 之前的研究表明,外界磁场诱导的韦尔相.
研究的目的:
- 为了实验性地研究EuCd2As2.2.的电子特性.
- 为了澄清材料在磁场下的半金属或半导体的分类.
主要方法:
- 实验技术包括电子运输,光学光谱和激发状态光辐射光谱.
- 在应用磁场下对带结构修改的分析.
主要成果:
- EuCd2As2 的半导体带间隙为 0.77 eV.
- 一个外部磁场大大减少了带间隙 (在2 T时高达125 meV).
- 这种材料保留了其半导体特性,尽管磁场引起的变化.
结论:
- EuCd2As2绝对是一个磁性半导体.
- 该材料的行为与其被归类为迪拉克或韦尔半金属相矛盾.
- 使用局部旋转密度近似计算的ab initio计算发现了差异.
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