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Tuning Magnetism and Superconductivity in Topological Material Candidates
Tuning Magnetism and Superconductivity in Topological Material Candidates
Tuning Magnetism and Superconductivity in Topological Material Candidates

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211151944
ISBN  
9798382788708
DDC  
530
저자명  
Qian, Tiema.
서명/저자  
Tuning Magnetism and Superconductivity in Topological Material Candidates
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Los Angeles, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
163 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-12, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Ni, Ni.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약Since the theoretical proposals of topological phases of matter and topological phase transitions, the experimental realization of topological materials and associated emerging phenomena had become an essential goal in condensed matter physics. The experimental discoveries of the quantum Hall effect (QHE), the quantum spin Hall effect (QSHE), and three-dimensional (3D) time-reversal symmetry protected topological insulators (TIs) further sparked intensive research effort, leading to a kaleidoscope of topological phases and realizations of diverse topological materials, such as Dirac semimetals, Weyl semimetals, magnetic topological insulators, topological superconductor, etc. A topological phase of matter is distinguished from trivial materials by showing a nonzero topological invariant and topologically protected surface states, which result in exotic phenomena in its transport, thermodynamic, optical and other physical properties. Practically, new topological phases may be realized by combining the topological band structure with other physical aspects. For example, breaking time reversal symmetry in an existing TI by introducing ferromagnetism or net magnetization, a gaped surface state with dissipationless edge conduction may emerge, resulting in the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in the absence of external magnetic field.My thesis focuses on the study of topological materials with two major research themes. One is the synthesis, characterization and tuning of ternary Mn-Bi-Te magnetic topological insulators, including the synthetic exploration of new magnetic topological insulators, with a focus on the investigation of the interplay of magnetism and band topology through doping and external pressure. The other involves investigating proposed topological superconductor candidates through external stimuli, such as uniaxial strain and hydrostatic pressure, to enhance our understanding of superconductivity in such material systems.QAHE was first realized in magnetically doped TI Cr0.15(Bi0.1Sb0.9)0.85Te0.3 thin film in 2013. However, doped materials brought inevitable sample inhomogeneity, and thus the phenomenon was only observed at very low temperature, in the range of mK. To overcome this material challenge, it is believed that intrinsic magnetic TIs, i.e., stoichiometric magnetic TIs without doping, will be superior due to their higher magnetic and electronic homogeneity compared to doped materials. The first intrinsic magnetic TI MnBi2Te4 was discovered in 2018. It is an antiferromagnetic (AFM) TI with van der Wall (vdW) coupling that orders below 24 K. Its spins align ferromagnetically (FM) in individual planes but AFM between neighboring layers. Due to its vdW nature, it can be exfoliated and fabricated into oddlayer devices with net magnetization, theoretically proposed as QAH insulators, or into even-layer devices that preserve AFM, proposed as axion insulators. QAH effect was soon observed experimentally at 1.6 K and zero field in a 5-layer device with Hall signal plateau at 0.998h/e2 while Layer Hall effect and quantum metric nonlinear Hall effect were observed in 6-layer devices. To better engineer the magnetic properties of this family, growth trails had led to the discovery of new intrinsic magnetic TIs that with alternating [Bi2Te3] and magnetic [MnBi2Te4] layers, forming the natural heterostructural series of MnBi2nTe3n+2. In this family of compound, Mn layer is brought apart by adding more layers of Bi2Te3, causing the phase to eventually evolve from AFM TI in MnBi2Te4 to FM axion insulator in MnBi8Te13.Although field-induced quantized Hall conductance has been reported by a few groups in both odd- and even-layer MnBi2Te4 devices, there is only one report showing the observation of zero-field QAHE. Several major reasons why it remains challenging to realize QAH in this system: chemical disorders in the bulk samples; chemical disorders introduced during the device fabrication process; weak net magnetism in odd-layer devices. Synthesis efforts are needed to reduce the chemical disorders, particularly the MnBi antisites that are most detrimental to the realization of a universal surface gap and thus QAH, to improve the outcome while the weak net magnetism in devices can be addressed by achieving a ferromagnetic (FM) ground state in bulk sample. Mn(Bi1−xSbx)2Te4 was made with the hope that it might address the problems. The doping indeed induces FM ground state of the Mn sublattice. However, it also significantly increases the MnBi antisite concentration from around 2% to about 16%, forming a secondary FM Mn sublattice that aligns antiferromagnetically with the dominant Mn sublattice. As a result, the Hall conductance in devices made from Sb-doped samples is far from the quantization value. Therefore, progress in solving this outstanding material challenge remains unsatisfactory. The theme of my thesis work on the Mn-Bi-Te system focuses on addressing these issues by conducting doping trials to suppress MnBi antisites (chapter 3), investigating the competition between FM and AFM energy scales in the system (chapter 4), and searching for new magnetic topological insulators. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).
일반주제명  
Condensed matter physics
일반주제명  
Quantum physics
일반주제명  
Materials science
키워드  
Crystal growth
키워드  
Magnetism
키워드  
Superconductors
키워드  
Topological materials
키워드  
Quantum Hall effect
기타저자  
University of California, Los Angeles Physics 0666
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-12B.
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■520    ▼aSince  the  theoretical  proposals  of  topological  phases  of  matter  and  topological  phase  transitions,  the  experimental  realization  of  topological  materials  and  associated  emerging  phenomena  had  become  an  essential  goal  in  condensed  matter  physics.  The  experimental  discoveries  of  the  quantum  Hall  effect  (QHE),  the  quantum  spin  Hall  effect  (QSHE),  and  three-dimensional  (3D)  time-reversal  symmetry  protected  topological  insulators  (TIs)  further  sparked  intensive  research  effort,  leading  to  a  kaleidoscope  of  topological  phases  and  realizations  of  diverse  topological  materials,  such  as  Dirac  semimetals,  Weyl  semimetals,  magnetic  topological  insulators,  topological  superconductor,  etc.  A  topological  phase  of  matter  is  distinguished  from  trivial  materials  by  showing  a  nonzero  topological  invariant  and  topologically  protected  surface  states,  which  result  in  exotic  phenomena  in  its  transport,  thermodynamic,  optical  and  other  physical  properties.  Practically,  new  topological  phases  may  be  realized  by  combining  the  topological  band  structure  with  other  physical  aspects.  For  example,  breaking  time  reversal  symmetry  in  an  existing  TI  by  introducing  ferromagnetism  or  net  magnetization,  a  gaped  surface  state  with  dissipationless  edge  conduction  may  emerge,  resulting  in  the  quantum  anomalous  Hall  effect  (QAHE)  in  the  absence  of  external  magnetic  field.My  thesis  focuses  on  the  study  of  topological  materials  with  two  major  research  themes.  One  is  the  synthesis,  characterization  and  tuning  of  ternary  Mn-Bi-Te  magnetic  topological  insulators,  including  the  synthetic  exploration  of  new  magnetic  topological  insulators,  with  a  focus  on  the  investigation  of  the  interplay  of  magnetism  and  band  topology  through  doping  and  external  pressure.  The  other  involves  investigating  proposed  topological  superconductor  candidates  through  external  stimuli,  such  as  uniaxial  strain  and  hydrostatic  pressure,  to  enhance  our  understanding  of  superconductivity  in  such  material  systems.QAHE  was  first  realized  in  magnetically  doped  TI  Cr0.15(Bi0.1Sb0.9)0.85Te0.3  thin  film  in  2013.  However,  doped  materials  brought  inevitable  sample  inhomogeneity,  and  thus  the  phenomenon  was  only  observed  at  very  low  temperature,  in  the  range  of  mK.  To  overcome  this  material  challenge,  it  is  believed  that  intrinsic  magnetic  TIs,  i.e.,  stoichiometric  magnetic  TIs  without  doping,  will  be  superior  due  to  their  higher  magnetic  and  electronic  homogeneity  compared  to  doped  materials.  The  first  intrinsic  magnetic  TI  MnBi2Te4  was  discovered  in  2018.  It  is  an  antiferromagnetic  (AFM)  TI  with  van  der  Wall  (vdW)  coupling  that  orders  below  24  K.  Its  spins  align  ferromagnetically  (FM)  in  individual  planes  but  AFM  between  neighboring  layers.  Due  to  its  vdW  nature,  it  can  be  exfoliated  and  fabricated  into  oddlayer  devices  with  net  magnetization,  theoretically  proposed  as  QAH  insulators,  or  into  even-layer  devices  that  preserve  AFM,  proposed  as  axion  insulators.  QAH  effect  was  soon  observed  experimentally  at  1.6  K  and  zero  field  in  a  5-layer  device  with  Hall  signal  plateau  at  0.998h/e2  while  Layer  Hall  effect  and  quantum  metric  nonlinear  Hall  effect  were  observed  in  6-layer  devices.  To  better  engineer  the  magnetic  properties  of  this  family,  growth  trails  had  led  to  the  discovery  of  new  intrinsic  magnetic  TIs  that  with  alternating  [Bi2Te3]  and  magnetic  [MnBi2Te4]  layers,  forming  the  natural  heterostructural  series  of  MnBi2nTe3n+2.  In  this  family  of  compound,  Mn  layer  is  brought  apart  by  adding  more  layers  of  Bi2Te3,  causing  the  phase  to  eventually  evolve  from  AFM  TI  in  MnBi2Te4  to  FM  axion  insulator  in  MnBi8Te13.Although  field-induced  quantized  Hall  conductance  has  been  reported  by  a  few  groups  in  both  odd-  and  even-layer  MnBi2Te4  devices,  there  is  only  one  report  showing  the  observation  of  zero-field  QAHE.  Several  major  reasons  why  it  remains  challenging  to  realize  QAH  in  this  system:  chemical  disorders  in  the  bulk  samples;  chemical  disorders  introduced  during  the  device  fabrication  process;  weak  net  magnetism  in  odd-layer  devices.  Synthesis  efforts  are  needed  to  reduce  the  chemical  disorders,  particularly  the  MnBi  antisites  that  are  most  detrimental  to  the  realization  of  a  universal  surface  gap  and  thus  QAH,  to  improve  the  outcome  while  the  weak  net  magnetism  in  devices  can  be  addressed  by  achieving  a  ferromagnetic  (FM)  ground  state  in  bulk  sample.  Mn(Bi1−xSbx)2Te4  was  made  with  the  hope  that  it  might  address  the  problems.  The  doping  indeed  induces  FM  ground  state  of  the  Mn  sublattice.  However,  it  also  significantly  increases  the  MnBi  antisite  concentration  from  around  2%  to  about  16%,  forming  a  secondary  FM  Mn  sublattice  that  aligns  antiferromagnetically  with  the  dominant  Mn  sublattice.  As  a  result,  the  Hall  conductance  in  devices  made  from  Sb-doped  samples  is  far  from  the  quantization  value.  Therefore,  progress  in  solving  this  outstanding  material  challenge  remains  unsatisfactory.  The  theme  of  my  thesis  work  on  the  Mn-Bi-Te  system  focuses  on  addressing  these  issues  by  conducting  doping  trials  to  suppress  MnBi  antisites  (chapter  3),  investigating  the  competition  between  FM  and  AFM  energy  scales  in  the  system  (chapter  4),  and  searching  for  new  magnetic  topological  insulators.  (Abstract  shortened  by  ProQuest).
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