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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.054434
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- Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials, an Energy Frontier Research Center - US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences [DE-SC0019330]
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Using density functional theory, the study focused on the structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of the organometallic quantum magnet NiCl2-4SC(NH2)(2) (DTN). The research confirmed the quasi one-dimensional nature of the molecular crystal, quantum phase transitions, magnetic anisotropy, intermolecular exchange coupling, and magnetoelectric effect observed in experiments. Further analysis of the electronic structure provided insights into the underlying magnetic interactions and potential mechanisms causing the observed effects.
We use density functional theory to study the structural, magnetic, and electronic structures of the organometallic quantum magnet NiCl2-4SC(NH2)(2) (DTN). Recent work has demonstrated the quasi one-dimensional nature of the molecular crystal and studied its quantum phase transitions at low temperatures. The system includes a magnetoelectric (ME) coupling and, when doped with Br, the presence of an exotic Bose-glass state. Using the generalized gradient approximation with inclusion of a van der Waals term to account for weak intermolecular forces and by introducing a Hubbard U term to the total energy, we systematically show that our calculations reproduce the magnetic anisotropy, the intermolecular exchange coupling strength, and the magnetoelectric effect in DTN, which have been observed in previous experiments. Further analysis of the electronic structure gives insight into the underlying magnetic interactions, including what mechanisms may be causing the ME effect. Using this computationally efficient model, we predict what effect applying an electric field might have on the magnetic properties of this quantum magnet.
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