Intriguing Low-Temperature Phase in the Antiferromagnetic Kagome Metal FeGe

Intriguing Low-Temperature Phase in the Antiferromagnetic Kagome Metal FeGe

Dated: July 15, 2024 | M. Wenzel, E. Uykur, A. A. Tsirlin, S. Pal, R. Mathew Roy, C. Yi, C. Shekhar, C. Felser, A. V. Pronin, and M. Dressel
The study investigates the temperature evolution of the bulk electronic structure of the antiferromagnetic Kagome metal FeGe using infrared spectroscopy. At a 100 K structural phase transition, significant changes are observed in the low-energy interband absorption, which is linked to a charge-density-wave (CDW) instability. However, unlike conventional CDW materials, the spectral weight shifts to lower energies, indicating no gap opening in FeGe. The authors attribute these changes to a minuscule Fe displacement in the Kagome plane, resulting in parallel bands near the Fermi level. DFT calculations support the interpretation of band splitting rather than gap opening. The study also highlights the partial dimerization of Ge atoms, which plays a crucial role in the significant changes in the optical data below the transition temperature. The absence of a gap in both experimental and theoretical results contradicts the conventional CDW scenario for FeGe, suggesting a different nature for the low-temperature phase.The study investigates the temperature evolution of the bulk electronic structure of the antiferromagnetic Kagome metal FeGe using infrared spectroscopy. At a 100 K structural phase transition, significant changes are observed in the low-energy interband absorption, which is linked to a charge-density-wave (CDW) instability. However, unlike conventional CDW materials, the spectral weight shifts to lower energies, indicating no gap opening in FeGe. The authors attribute these changes to a minuscule Fe displacement in the Kagome plane, resulting in parallel bands near the Fermi level. DFT calculations support the interpretation of band splitting rather than gap opening. The study also highlights the partial dimerization of Ge atoms, which plays a crucial role in the significant changes in the optical data below the transition temperature. The absence of a gap in both experimental and theoretical results contradicts the conventional CDW scenario for FeGe, suggesting a different nature for the low-temperature phase.
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Understanding Intriguing Low-Temperature Phase in the Antiferromagnetic Kagome Metal FeGe.