Very large magnetoresistance in Fe${}_{0.28}$TaS${}_2$ single crystals

Abstract

Magnetic moments intercalated into layered transition metal dichalcogenides are an excellent system for investigating the rich physics associated with magnetic ordering in a strongly anisotropic, strong spin-orbit coupling environment. We examine electronic transport and magnetization in Fe${}_{0.28}$TaS${}_2$, a highly anisotropic ferromagnet with a Curie temperature $T_{\mathrm{C}}\sim 68.8$K. We find anomalous Hall data confirming a dominance of spin-orbit coupling in the magnetotransport properties of this material, and a remarkably large field-perpendicular-to-plane MR exceeding 60% at 2 K, much larger than the typical MR for bulk metals, and comparable to state-of-the-art GMR in thin film heterostructures, and smaller only than CMR in Mn perovskites or high mobility semiconductors. Even within the Fe${}_x$TaS${}_2$ series, for the current $x$ = 0.28 single crystals the MR is nearly $100\times$ higher than that found previously in the commensurate compound Fe${}_{0.25}$TaS${}_2$. After considering alternatives, we argue that the large MR arises from spin disorder scattering in the strong spin-orbit coupling environment, and suggest that this can be a design principle for materials with large MR.

8 pages, 8 figures, accepted in PRB

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