Tetrahydrides crystallizing in the ThCr2Si2structure type have been predicted to become stable for a plethora of metals under pressure, and some have recently been synthesized. Through detailed first‐principles investigations we show that the metal atoms within these
Raman scattering is performed on Fe3GeTe2(FGT) at temperatures from 8 to 300 K and under pressures from the ambient pressure to 9.43 GPa. Temperature‐dependent and pressure‐dependent Raman spectra are reported. The results reveal respective anomalous softening and moderate stiffening of the two Raman active modes as a result of the increase of pressure. The anomalous softening suggests anharmonic phonon dynamics and strong spin–phonon coupling. Pressure‐dependent density functional theory and phonon calculations are conducted and used to study the magnetic properties of FGT and assign the observed Raman modes,
- Award ID(s):
- 1750786
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10440615
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Physics Research
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 2751-1200
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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