A low-temperature study of manganese-induced ferromagnetism and valence band convergence in tin telluride

Hang Chi; Gangjian Tan; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis; Qiang Li; Ctirad Uher

doi:10.1063/1.4948523

A low-temperature study of manganese-induced ferromagnetism and valence band convergence in tin telluride

Hang Chi^*, Gangjian Tan, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Qiang Li, Ctirad Uher

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SnTe is renowned for its promise in advancing energy-related technologies based on thermoelectricity and for its topological crystalline insulator character. Here, we demonstrate that each Mn atom introduces ∼4 μ_B (Bohr magneton) of magnetic moment to Sn_1- _xMn_xTe. The Curie temperature T_C reaches ∼14 K for x = 0.12, as observed in the field dependent hysteresis of magnetization and the anomalous Hall effect. In accordance with a modified two-band electronic Kane model, the light L-valence-band and the heavy Σ-valence-band gradually converge in energy with increasing Mn concentration, leading to a decreasing ordinary Hall coefficient R_H and a favorably enhanced Seebeck coefficient S at the same time. With the thermal conductivity κ lowered chiefly via point defects associated with the incorporation of Mn, the strategy of Mn doping also bodes well for efficient thermoelectric applications at elevated temperatures.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	182101
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	108
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948523
State	Published - May 2 2016

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