The effect of the impurities on the magnetic, electronic and optical properties of Mn5Ge3

Zhandun, Vyacheslav; Matsynin, Aleksey Chinese Journal Of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjph.2020.06.027

Earlier, we experimentally showed a significant effect of oxygen on the magnetic and structural properties of Mn5Ge3 due to the formation of a Nowotny phase of Mn5Ge3Ox. Here, in continuation of this study, we present a theoretical study of the magnetic and electronic properties of Mn5Ge3 and Mn5Ge3Dx (D = B, C, O). It was found that hexagonal Mn5Ge3 is a ferromagnetic metal with two nonequivalent manganese atoms in the structure. Our ab initio calculations also predict the existence of a spin-crossover in Mn5Ge3 under pressure. Impurities reduce saturation magnetization and electrical and thermal conductivity; however, the magnetic susceptibility and Curie temperature increase. Microscopic mechanisms of the effect of the impurities on the magnetic and electronic properties Mn5Ge3 are discussed.


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