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  1. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ( , Nature Communications)
    Abstract The single-ion anisotropy and magnetic interactions in spin-ice systems give rise to unusual non-collinear spin textures, such as Pauling states and magnetic monopoles. The effective spin correlation strength ( J e f f ) determines the relative energies of the different spin-ice states. With this work, we display the capability of capacitive torque magnetometry in characterizing the magneto-chemical potential associated with monopole formation. We build a magnetic phase diagram of Ho 2 Ti 2 O 7 , and show that the magneto-chemical potential depends on the spin sublattice ( α or β ), i.e., the Pauling state, involved inmore »the transition. Monte Carlo simulations using the dipolar-spin-ice Hamiltonian support our findings of a sublattice-dependent magneto-chemical potential, but the model underestimates the J e f f for the β -sublattice. Additional simulations, including next-nearest neighbor interactions ( J 2 ), show that long-range exchange terms in the Hamiltonian are needed to describe the measurements. This demonstrates that torque magnetometry provides a sensitive test for J e f f and the spin-spin interactions that contribute to it.« less
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    Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is a relativistic effect, where an electron moving in an electric field experiences an effective magnetic field in its rest frame. In crystals without inversion symmetry, it lifts the spin degeneracy and leads to many magnetic, spintronic, and topological phenomena and applications. In bulk materials, SOC strength is a constant. Here, we demonstrate SOC and intrinsic spin splitting in atomically thin InSe, which can be modified over a broad range. From quantum oscillations, we establish that the SOC parameter α is thickness dependent; it can be continuously modulated by an out-of-plane electric field, achieving intrinsic spin splittingmore »tunable between 0 and 20 meV. Unexpectedly, α could be enhanced by an order of magnitude in some devices, suggesting that SOC can be further manipulated. Our work highlights the extraordinary tunability of SOC in 2D materials, which can be harnessed for in operando spintronic and topological devices and applications.« less
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  4. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al ( , npj Quantum Materials)
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    Iron diantimonide is a material with the highest known thermoelectric power. By combining scanning transmission electron microscopic study with electronic transport neutron, X-ray scattering, and first principle calculation, we identify atomic defects that control colossal thermopower magnitude and nanoprecipitate clusters with Sb vacancy ordering, which induce additional phonon scattering and substantially reduce thermal conductivity. Defects are found to cause rather weak but important monoclinic distortion of the unit cellPnnm → Pm. The absence of Sb along [010] for high defect concentration forms conducting path due to Fedorbital overlap. The connection between atomic defect anisotropy and colossal thermopower in FeSb2paves the waymore »for the understanding and tailoring of giant thermopower in related materials.

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  5. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al ( , ACS Materials Letters)
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  9. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ( , Science Advances)
    Abstract: Thermoelectricity allows direct conversion between heat and electricity, providing alternatives for green energy technologies. Despite these advantages, for most materials the energy conversion efficiency is limited by the tendency for the electrical and thermal conductivity to be proportional to each other and the Seebeck coefficient to be small. Here we report counter examples, where the heavy fermion compounds Yb TM 2 Zn 20 ( TM = Co, Rh, Ir) exhibit enhanced thermoelectric performance including a large power factor ( PF = 74 μW/cm-K 2 ; TM = Ir) and a high figure of merit ( ZT = 0.07; TMmore »= Ir) at 35 K. The combination of the strongly hybridized electronic state originating from the Yb f -electrons and the novel structural features (large unit cell and possible soft phonon modes) leads to high power factors and small thermal conductivity values. This demonstrates that with further optimization these systems could provide a platform for the next generation of low temperature thermoelectric materials.« less
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