Unconventional Hund metal in a weak itinerant ferromagnet

Xiang Chen; Igor Krivenko; Matthew B. Stone; Alexander I. Kolesnikov; Thomas Wolf; Dmitry Reznik; Kevin S. Bedell; Frank Lechermann; Stephen D. Wilson

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16868-4

Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Unconventional Hund metal in a weak itinerant ferromagnet

Xiang Chen,
Igor Krivenko,
Matthew B. Stone,
Alexander I. Kolesnikov,
Thomas Wolf,
Dmitry Reznik,
Kevin S. Bedell,
Frank Lechermann,
Stephen D. Wilson

Affiliations

Xiang Chen: Materials Department, University of California
Igor Krivenko: Department of Physics, University of Michigan
Matthew B. Stone: Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Alexander I. Kolesnikov: Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas Wolf: Institute for Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dmitry Reznik: Department of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Kevin S. Bedell: Department of Physics, Boston College
Frank Lechermann: I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg
Stephen D. Wilson: Materials Department, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16868-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The rich magnetic phase behaviour of MnSi reflects the complexity of the physics underlying itinerant ferromagnetism. Here the authors present evidence that MnSi is strongly influenced by Hund’s coupling effects, suggesting a broader class of materials may fall into the class of Hund metals.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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