J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 14, 5456–5465 (2023)
Zhengxian Li, Deping Guo, Kui Huang, Guodong Ma, Xiaolei Liu, Yueshen Wu, Jian Yuan, Zicheng Tao, Binbin Wang, Xia Wang, Zhiqiang Zou, Na Yu, Geliang Yu, Jiamin Xue, Zhongkai Liu, Wei Ji, Jun Li, and Yanfeng Guo
Abstract:
The van der Waals Fe5–xGeTe2 is a 3d ferromagnetic metal with a high Curie temperature of 275 K. We report herein the observation of an exceptional weak antilocalization (WAL) effect that can persist up to 120 K in an Fe5–xGeTe2 nanoflake, indicating the dual nature with both itinerant and localized magnetism of 3d electrons. The WAL behavior is characterized by the magnetoconductance peak around zero magnetic field and is supported by the calculated localized nondispersive flat band around the Fermi level. The peak to dip crossover starting around 60 K in magnetoconductance is visible, which could be ascribed to temperature-induced changes in Fe magnetic moments and the coupled electronic band structure as revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. Our findings would be instructive for understanding the magnetic exchanges in transition metal magnets as well as for the design of next-generation room-temperature spintronic devices.
DOI：10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00380
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