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Soumya Ghorai

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arXiv2026

Tunable Magnetic Frustration in the Cu-Ru-based Double Perovskite La$_{2-x}$Sm$_x$CuRuO$_6$ (x = 0, 1, 2) Oxides

In this study, we investigate structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of the copper-ruthenate based oxide double perovskite La$_{2-x}$Sm$_x$CuRuO$_6$ (x = 0, 1, 2), synthesized through the solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that all compounds crystallize in a monoclinic symmetry, with varying degree of structural distortion that increases in moving from La$^{3+}$ to smaller size cation Sm$^{3+}$. Electrical resistivity studies indicate insulating behaviour in all compounds, with variable-range-hopping domination at low temperatures, due to presence of anti-site disorder. AC susceptibility and heat capacity measurements suggest suppression of frustration in Sm-bearing compounds, affecting the magnetic behavior. Our first-principles calculations suggest that the combined effects of lattice distortion and Sm magnetism play a crucial role in weakening magnetic frustration, thereby rationalizing the experimental observations. These findings shed light on the complex interplay of crystal structure and magnetism in Cu-Ru double perovskites, and open up an avenue for tuning of magnetic properties through rare-earth-ion substitution.

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arXiv2025

Unusual Valence of Ru and Prediction of Magnetism, Anomalous Hall Conductivity in a Newly Synthesized Double Perovskite Compound Ca_2CoRuO_6

With a goal to expand on the family of double perovskite compounds, hosting 3d transition metal and 4d or 5d transition metal, two new ordered double perovskite compounds, Ca$_2$FeRuO$_6$ and Ca$_2$CoRuO$_6$ are synthesized following the prediction of a recent high throughput machine-learning study [Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 084418]. Experimentally both compounds are found to stabilize in monoclinic symmetry, which is consistent with the high-throughput prediction for Ca$_2$FeRuO$_6$, but at odd for Ca$_2$CoRuO$_6$. Among the two synthesized compounds, the properties of Ca$_2$CoRuO$_6$, investigated employing the first principles technique and model Hamiltonian calculation, appear promising. The monoclinic structured Ca$_2$CoRuO$_6$ is found to stabilize unusual 6+ valence of Ru, and support a half-metallic ground state with uncompensated net moment. As predicted by our first-principles study, the finite spin-orbit coupling at the Ru site contributes to the non-trivial topology of the band structure of monoclinic Ca$_2$CoRuO$_6$, resulting in a moderately large value of anomalous Hall conductivity. Our theoretical predictions should encourage further experimental investigation of this newly synthesized compound.

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arXiv2024

3D-Ising-type Magnetic Interactions Stabilized by the Extremely Large Uniaxial Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in Layered Ferromagnetic Cr$_2$Te$_3$

We investigate the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, critical behavior, and magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic-layered Cr$_2$Te$_3$. We have studied the critical behavior around the Curie temperature ($T_C$) using various techniques, including the modified Arrott plot (MAP), the Kouvel-Fisher method (KF), and critical isothermal analysis (CI). The derived critical exponents $β$ = 0.353(4) and $γ$ = 1.213(5) fall in between the three-dimensional (3D) Ising and 3D Heisenberg type models, suggesting complex magnetic interactions by not falling into any single universality class. On the other hand, the renormalization group theory, employing the experimentally obtained critical exponents, suggests 3D-Ising-type magnetic interactions decaying with distance as $J(r) = r^{-4.89}$. We also observe an extremely large uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy (MAE) of $K_u=2065$ kJ/m$^3$, the highest ever found in any Cr$_x$Te$_y$ based systems, originating from the noncollinear ferromagnetic ground state as predicted from the first-principles calculations. The self-consistent renormalization theory (SCR) suggests Cr$_2$Te$_3$ to be an out-of-plane itinerant ferromagnet. Further, a maximum entropy change of -$ΔS_{M}^{max}\approx$ 2.08 $J/kg-K$ is estimated around $T_C$ for the fields applied parallel to the $c$-axis.

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arXiv2023

Effect of Electron-Phonon Scattering on the Anomalous Hall Conductivity of Fe$_3$Sn: A Kagome Ferromagnetic Metal

We report on magnetic and magnetotransport studies of a Kagome ferromagnetic metal, Fe$_3$Sn. Our studies reveal a large anomalous Hall conductivity ($σ_{zx}$) in this system, mainly contributed by temperature independent intrinsic Hall conductivity ($σ^{int}_{zx}$=485$\pm$60 S/cm) and temperature dependent extrinsic Hall conductivity ($σ^{ext}_{zx}$) due to skew-scattering. Although $σ^{ext}_{zx}$ value is large and almost equivalent to the intrinsic Hall conductivity at low temperatures, it drastically decreases with increasing temperature, following the relation $σ^{ext}_{zx}=\frac{σ_{zx0}^{ext}}{(aT+1)^2}$, under the influence of electron-phonon scattering. The presence of electron-phonon scattering in this system is also confirmed by the linear dependence of longitudinal electrical resistivity at higher temperatures [$ρ(T)\propto T$]. We further find that Fe$_3$Sn is a soft ferromagnet with an easy-axis of magnetization lying in the $\it{ab}$ plane of the crystal with magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy density as large as 1.02 $\times$ 10$^6$

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arXiv2023

Tuning of Electrical, Magnetic, and Topological Properties of Magnetic Weyl Semimetal Mn$_{3+x}$Ge by Fe doping

We report on the tuning of electrical, magnetic, and topological properties of the magnetic Weyl semimetal (Mn$_{3+x}$Ge) by Fe doping at the Mn site, Mn$_{(3+x)-δ}$Fe$_δ$Ge ($δ$=0, 0.30, and 0.62). Fe doping significantly changes the electrical and magnetic properties of Mn$_{3+x}$Ge. The resistivity of the parent compound displays metallic behavior, the system with $δ$=0.30 of Fe doping exhibits semiconducting or bad-metallic behavior, and the system with $δ$=0.62 of Fe doping demonstrates a metal-insulator transition at around 100 K. Further, we observe that the Fe doping increases in-plane ferromagnetism, magnetocrystalline anisotropy, and induces a spin-glass state at low temperatures. Surprisingly, topological Hall state has been noticed at a Fe doping of $δ$=0.30 that is not found in the parent compound or with $δ$=0.62 of Fe doping. In addition, spontaneous anomalous Hall effect observed in the parent system is significantly reduced with increasing Fe doping concentration.

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arXiv2023

Observation of Weak Kondo Effect and Angle Dependent Magnetoresistance in Layered Antiferromagnetic V$_5$S$_8$ Single Crystal

The compound V$_5$S$_8$ can also be represented by V$_{1.25}$S$_2$, a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) with excess V. Very few TMDCs show magnetism and/or Kondo effect. Among them, the sister compounds VSe$_2$ and VTe$_2$ are recently proved to show ferromagnetism in addition to the low-temperature resistivity upturn due to Kondo effect. In this study, we show Kondo effect in V$_5$S$_8$ originated from the antiferromagnetic exchange interactions among the intercalated V atoms below the N$\acute{e}$el ($T_N$) temperature of 27 K. We find isotropic magnetic properties above $T_N$, while a strong magnetic anisotropy is noticed below $T_N$. In addition, below $T_N$ we find an out-of-plane ($H\parallel c$) spin-flop transition triggered at a critical field of 3.5 T that is absent from the in-plane ($H\perp c$). Angle-dependent magnetoresistance is found to be highly anisotropic in the antiferromagnetic state.

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arXiv2022

Effect on the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ with Sn Doping

We thoroughly investigate the effect of nonmagnetic Sn doping on the electronic and magnetic properties of antiferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi$_2$Te$_4$. We observe that Sn doping reduces the out-of-plane antiferromagnetic (AFM) interactions in MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ up to 68\% of Sn concentration and above the system is found to be paramagnetic. In this way, the anomalous Hall effect observed at a very high field of 7.8 T in MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ is reduced to 2 T with 68\% of Sn doping. Electrical transport measurements suggest that all compositions are metallic in nature, while the low-temperature resistivity is sensitive to the AFM ordering and to the doping-induced disorder. Hall effect study demonstrates that Sn actually dopes electrons into the system, thus, enhancing the electron carrier density almost by two orders at 68\% of Sn. In contrast, SnBi$_2$Te$_4$ is found to be a p-type system. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies show that the topological properties are intact at least up to 55\% of Sn as the Dirac surface states are present in the valance band, but in SnBi$_2$Te$_4$ we are unable to detect the topological states due to heavy hole doping. Overall, Sn doping significantly affects the electronic and magnetic properties of MnBi$_2$Te$_4$.

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