Vacancy Order and Physical Properties of a Ternary Compound Fe0.68Pd0.80Te with an α-Fe1+xTe-Type Structure

Abstract

We report the identification and characterization of a new compound Fe0.68Pd0.80Te with an α-Fe1+xTe prototype structure. Different from the Fe-square net and minor occupancy of interstitial Fe-sites in Fe1+xTe, Fe0.68Pd0.80Te is featured by a Pdsquare net and near 68% occupancy of the corresponding interstitial Fe-sites. Furthermore, noncontact atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction provide evidence for the existence of a 3*3*3 Pd-vacancy order in this layered material. A spin-glass ground state below Tg 40 K is identified via magnetic characterization. Electrical transport measurements show that Fe0.68Pd0.80Te is a semiconductor with a very small band gap below 10 meV. It has weak negative magnetoresistance and holelike charge carriers below room temperature. Our results demonstrate its potentials for further exploring various quantum phenomena.

arXiv comment8 pages, 4 figures

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