Linear magnetoelectricity in the Zintl phase pnictides (Ba, Ca, Sr)${\mathrm{Mn}}_2{(\mathrm{P},\mathrm{As},\mathrm{Sb})}_2$ from first principles calculations

Abstract

We report a comprehensive set of density functional theory calculations on the family of layered antiferromagnetic manganese pnictides (Ba, Ca, Sr)${\mathrm{Mn}}_2{(\mathrm{P},\mathrm{As},\mathrm{Sb})}_2$. We characterize all components to the linear magnetoelectric (ME) tensor $\alpha$ which are parsed into their contributions from spin and orbital moments for both lattice-mediated and their clamped-ion electronic analogs. Our main results show that the orbital magnetization components cannot be neglected in these systems. The ME response is dominated by electronic effects with total $\alpha$ values exceeding those of the prototypical ${\mathrm{Cr}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$ (i.e. $\alpha \simeq$ 6.79 ps/m in ${\mathrm{BaMn}}_2{\mathrm{As}}_2$). We also identify a strong correlation with the computed ME susceptibility on pnictogen substitution in the trigonal subfamily albeit with weaker amplitudes ($\alpha \simeq$ 0.2-1.7 ps/m). Additionally, we provide the dependence of these predictions on the Hubbard +U correction, at the level of the local density approximation, which show large variations on the calculated ME coefficients in the tetragonal compounds highlighting the role of strong correlation in these compounds.

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