Atomic Layer Epitaxy of Kagome Magnet Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$ and Sn-modulated Heterostructures

Abstract

Magnetic materials with kagome crystal structure exhibit rich physics such as frustrated magnetism, skyrmion formation, topological flat bands, and Dirac/Weyl points. Until recently, most studies on kagome magnets have been performed on bulk crystals or polycrystalline films. Here we report the atomic layer molecular beam epitaxy synthesis of high-quality thin films of topological kagome magnet Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$. Structural and magnetic characterization of Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$ on epitaxial Pt(111) identifies highly ordered films with c-plane orientation and an in-plane magnetic easy axis. Studies of the local magnetic structure by anomalous Nernst effect imaging reveals in-plane oriented micrometer size domains. Superlattice structures consisting of Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$ and Fe${}_3$Sn are also synthesized by atomic layer molecular beam epitaxy, demonstrating the ability to modulate the sample structure at the atomic level. The realization of high-quality films by atomic layer molecular beam epitaxy opens the door to explore the rich physics of this system and investigate novel spintronic phenomena by interfacing Fe${}_3$Sn${}_2$ with other materials.

arXiv comment8 pages, 5 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2105.12203

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