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Ground-state magnetic structures of topological kagome metals RV$_6$Sn$_6$ (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er)

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Pith's one-line read Neutron diffraction determines that TbV6Sn6, DyV6Sn6, and HoV6Sn6 order ferromagnetically while ErV6Sn6 orders as an A-type antiferromagnet, with moments of 9.4, 6.6, 6.4, and 6.1 Bohr magnetons respectively.

desk verdict First single-crystal neutron determination of the RV6Sn6 ground-state magnetic structures; a solid reference paper, but the Dy tilt and Dy/Er moment magnitudes should be treated as provisional until the absorption correction is auditable. read the letter →

arxiv 2411.14415 v1 pith:IB4E5XB3 submitted 2024-11-21 cond-mat.str-el cond-mat.mtrl-sci

classification cond-mat.str-elcond-mat.mtrl-sci
keywords kagomemetalRV6Sn6neutrondiffractionmagneticstructurerare-earthmagnetismferromagnetA-typeantiferromagnetsingle-ionanisotropy
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The reading

The paper aims to determine the zero-field ground-state magnetic structures of four recently discovered kagome metals, RV6Sn6 with R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, using single-crystal neutron diffraction. It establishes that TbV6Sn6 and HoV6Sn6 order as collinear ferromagnets with moments along the hexagonal c axis, DyV6Sn6 as a ferromagnet with moments tilted about 20 degrees from c, and ErV6Sn6 as an A-type antiferromagnet with the c axis doubled and moments lying in the ab plane. Knowing these structures matters because these materials host topological kagome bands, and the magnetic order is the key tuning parameter for the interplay between magnetism and band topology. The paper also reports crystal growth, magnetization, and heat-capacity data that corroborate the ordering and place the transition temperatures at 4.3, 3.0, 2.4, and 0.6 K for Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er, respectively.

What carries the argument

The central machinery is single-crystal neutron diffraction combined with magnetic crystallography: measuring nuclear and magnetic Bragg intensities above and below the transition, identifying the magnetic propagation vector from the positions of magnetic reflections, and refining the ordered-moment components against basis vectors obtained from representational analysis of space group P6/mmm. For the ferromagnetic compounds the propagation vector is $\mathbf{k} = (0,0,0)$; for ErV6Sn6 it is $\mathbf{k} = (0,0,0.5)$, which doubles the magnetic cell along c. The refinements use basis vectors such as $\psi_1 = (0,0,1)$ for c-axis moments and $\psi_2 = (1,0,0)$, $\psi_3 = (1,2,0)$ for in-plane moments. The argument also relies on a crystal-shape-based absorption correction for Dy and Er, whose thermal-neutron absorption cross-sections are 994 and 159 barn respectively.

What would settle it

Re-measure DyV6Sn6 on a diffractometer with a much shorter neutron wavelength (where absorption is small) or with an independently determined crystal shape, then refine the tilt angle; if the refined tilt differs from 20 degrees by more than the reported uncertainty, the tilted ferromagnetic claim would need revision. For ErV6Sn6, a powder neutron-diffraction pattern at 50 mK must show magnetic peaks only at half-integer L positions with the moment in the ab plane; the appearance of any other propagation vector or a c-axis moment component would falsify the A-type antiferromagnetic assignment.

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Core claim

The authors find that the ground states of the four kagome metals split into two magnetic families. TbV6Sn6 and HoV6Sn6 are collinear ferromagnets with ordered moments of 9.4(2) and 6.4(2) Bohr magnetons aligned along the c axis. DyV6Sn6 is also a ferromagnet, but its 6.6(2) Bohr magneton moment is tilted approximately 20 degrees away from the c axis toward the [1,0,0] direction. ErV6Sn6 is an A-type antiferromagnet with propagation vector $\mathbf{k} = (0,0,0.5)$, meaning ferromagnetic ab-plane layers stack antiferromagnetically along c, and its 6.1(2) Bohr magneton moments lie in the ab plane. These assignments come from refining up to 245 measured neutron reflections against symmetry-allowed basis vectors derived for space group P6/mmm, with neutron absorption corrections applied to the strongly absorbing Dy and Er compounds.

Load-bearing premise

The neutron-absorption correction for the strongly absorbing dysprosium and erbium crystals is accurate enough that the corrected reflection intensities, and therefore the refined moment sizes and the 20-degree Dy tilt, are not systematically biased.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • TbV6Sn6 and HoV6Sn6 have a collinear ferromagnetic ground state with out-of-plane moments, the same symmetry setting used in TbMn6Sn6 to realize a quantum-limit Chern gap, so these compounds become direct candidates for testing similar topological responses with an ordered out-of-plane moment.
  • DyV6Sn6's tilted ferromagnetic state provides a clean case of competing single-ion anisotropy: the tilt angle is a measurable quantity that any microscopic model of the crystal-field anisotropy must reproduce.
  • ErV6Sn6's A-type antiferromagnetic order with an in-plane moment and doubled c axis means its zero-field ground state carries no net magnetization, yet it can be field-tuned toward a polarized state, which is a natural platform for field-dependent transport and Hall measurements.
  • The ordered moments of 9.4, 6.6, 6.4, and 6.1 Bohr magnetons are all below the corresponding free-ion effective moments, indicating that crystalline-electric-field effects quench the moments; inelastic neutron scattering to map the crystal-field levels would follow directly from this result.
  • Because the V kagome layers are nonmagnetic in this series, the magnetic order couples to the topological bands only through the rare-earth layers, making RV6Sn6 a controlled system for separating magnetism from the kagome electronic structure.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the 20-degree Dy tilt survives a future measurement with an independent absorption correction, it implies a fine balance between in-plane and out-of-plane single-ion anisotropy; one testable consequence is a field-induced spin reorientation at modest fields, visible as an anomaly in magnetostriction or magnetization derivative.
  • The A-type antiferromagnet ErV6Sn6, with moments confined to the ab plane, may develop a weak net in-plane moment if magnetic domains are imbalanced; measuring magnetization on a detwinned or field-cooled crystal could reveal this.
  • Comparing angle-resolved photoemission above and below the ordering temperatures in these compounds could isolate how the rare-earth order alters the kagome Dirac bands, a measurement not reported in this paper but enabled by its structural assignments.
  • The heat-capacity data show broad low-temperature features attributed to nuclear Schottky contributions; a dedicated analysis of those contributions, combined with the moment sizes reported here, could put constraints on the hyperfine coupling constants of the rare-earth ions.
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Referee Report

2 major / 6 minor

Summary. This paper reports the ground-state magnetic structures of four recently discovered V-based kagome metals, RV6Sn6 (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er), determined by single-crystal neutron diffraction and supported by magnetization and heat-capacity measurements. The authors find collinear ferromagnetic order for TbV6Sn6 and HoV6Sn6 with moments along c, ferromagnetic order for DyV6Sn6 with moments tilted approximately 20 degrees from c, and A-type antiferromagnetic order for ErV6Sn6 with propagation vector k = (0,0,0.5) and moments in the ab plane. Ordered moments are reported as 9.4(2), 6.6(2), 6.4(2), and 6.1(2) uB for Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er, respectively. The paper also compares these structures with those of the RMn6Sn6 series and discusses implications for magnetism-topology interplay.

Significance. If the quantitative results hold, this paper fills an important gap: the ground-state magnetic structures of the magnetic RV6Sn6 kagome metals were previously undetermined, and these structures are directly relevant to proposed topological phases in this family. The study is experimental and does not sell a derivation as a prediction; the fitted moments are observables obtained from symmetry-constrained refinements against measured intensities. Strengths include the use of multiple neutron facilities, substantial reflection sets (135-245 reflections per compound), good refinement residuals (RF factors between 1.96 and 5.53), and corroborating checks: the unchanged (0,0,2) and (0,0,6) structural reflections support the c-axis easy-axis assignments for Tb and Ho, and the Er propagation vector is supported by magnetic peaks at L+0.5 with a check against second-order contamination. The broad structural classifications (FM vs AFM, easy-axis orientations) are robust.

major comments (2)
  1. [§IV (absorption correction paragraph) and Table II] The central quantitative claims—the approximately 20-degree tilt in DyV6Sn6 and the ordered moments of DyV6Sn6 and ErV6Sn6—are obtained from reflection intensities after a Mag2Pol absorption correction. Because the thermal-neutron absorption cross-sections of Dy and Er are about 994 b and 159 b, respectively, and the crystals are plate-shaped, the corrected intensity ratio between ab-plane-sensitive and c-axis-sensitive reflections depends strongly on the shape model, sample orientation, composition, and path-length distribution. The manuscript does not provide raw or absorption-corrected reflection lists, the Mag2Pol crystal-shape parameters, or a sensitivity analysis. The Dy tilt angle is essentially set by |M[1,0,0]|/|M[0,0,1]| = 2.3(2)/6.2(1), so a systematic error in this ratio directly shifts the headline tilt angle and the moment magnitude. I request that the authors include the reflection tables, the Mag2Pol model parameters (faceted shape, dimensions, orientation), and a demonstration that the tilt and moments are stable under reasonable variations of the model or are otherwise independently corroborated.
  2. [§IV.D (ErV6Sn6) and Table II] The Er structure is refined with the Γ9 basis vectors ψ2 = (1,0,0) and ψ3 = (1,2,0), giving M[1,0,0] = 6.1(3) µB and M[1,2,0] = 0, i.e., a single a-axis magnetic domain. In a hexagonal crystal with k = (0,0,0.5), three in-plane domain orientations are generally allowed. For DyV6Sn6 the authors explicitly state that an equally-populated-domain refinement was also performed, but for ErV6Sn6 no equivalent domain-population treatment is described. If the crystal contains multiple magnetic domains, refining with a single-domain model can bias the refined moment magnitude and direction. Please state the domain assumption for Er, refine or justify the domain populations, or provide evidence that the crystal is genuinely single-domain.
minor comments (6)
  1. [Abstract and §VI] The Er ordered moment is quoted as 6.1(2) µB in the abstract and conclusions, whereas Table II and §IV.D give 6.1(3) µB; please reconcile these values.
  2. [§IV and §VI] The phrase 'The ordered magnetic moment are determined' appears in the abstract and conclusions; it should be 'The ordered magnetic moments are determined'.
  3. [Fig. 9 caption] The caption says 'custom and top view'; this is presumably a typo for 'cutaway and top view' or similar, and should be clarified.
  4. [Table I, Table II, and Fig. 5] The T_bV6Sn6 transition temperature is reported as 4.3 K from neutron diffraction, 4.0 K from magnetization, and ~3.6 K from the heat-capacity anomaly. The text calls these consistent without explaining the criteria (e.g., onset vs peak vs midpoint); please specify the definition used for each value.
  5. [Table II caption] The caption describes RF(Int) only qualitatively as an average discrepancy between observed and calculated integrated intensities; please give the exact formula so the goodness of fit is reproducible.
  6. [§II] In the sentence about absorption cross-sections, 'other rare-rare elements' should read 'other rare-earth elements'.

Circularity Check

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No circularity: the magnetic structures are obtained by least-squares refinement of symmetry-constrained models against measured neutron intensities, so the reported moments, propagation vectors, and tilt angles are fitted observables, not outputs of a derivation that is equivalent to its inputs.

full rationale

The paper is an experimental structure-determination study. Its central claims—collinear ferromagnetism along c for Tb and Ho, a ~20-degree tilt for Dy, and A-type antiferromagnetism with ab-plane moments for Er—are outputs of magnetic crystallography refinement (Mag2Pol) of single-crystal neutron diffraction data, not predictions derived from a model whose inputs already contain those structures. The Irreps used (Gamma3 for Tb/Ho, Gamma3+Gamma9 for Dy, Gamma9 for Er) are chosen from the measured propagation vectors and from magnetization anisotropy, but the refined moment components are free parameters fitted to 135, 245, 201, and 211+148 reflections respectively; the reported moment magnitudes and the Dy tilt angle are not enforced by the choice of Irrep. The magnetization data are presented as supporting context rather than as the source of the diffraction result. Self-citation is minimal and non-load-bearing: reference [75], co-authored by some of the present authors, is cited only as an example application of the Mag2Pol absorption-correction software, not as the basis of any structural conclusion. The paper itself flags the large Dy and Er absorption cross-sections and the need for correction, which is a legitimate experimental-accuracy concern (correctness risk) rather than circular reasoning. No equation or fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction, no uniqueness theorem is imported from the authors' prior work, and no known result is repackaged as new. Accordingly, the circularity score is 0.

Assumptions & free parameters 4 free parameters · 4 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The paper's central structural results are obtained by fitting a symmetry-constrained magnetic model to neutron integrated intensities. The fitted moments are physical observables rather than ad hoc parameters, but their values and the Dy tilt depend on the absorption correction and the choice of Irrep. No new theoretical entities are introduced.

free parameters (4)
  • Tb ordered moment = 9.4(2) Bohr magnetons
    Refined from 135 neutron reflections at 1.6 K using Irrep Gamma3; central to the ground-state characterization.
  • Dy ordered moment = 6.6(2) Bohr magnetons
    Refined from 245 reflections after neutron absorption correction; size and tilt depend on the correction model.
  • Ho ordered moment = 6.4(2) Bohr magnetons
    Refined from 201 reflections at 1.8 K using Irrep Gamma3.
  • Er ordered moment = 6.1(2) Bohr magnetons
    Refined from 211 structural and 148 magnetic reflections at 50 mK using Irrep Gamma9.
assumptions (4)
  • domain assumption Rare-earth ions are trivalent and V carries no ordered magnetic moment
    Susceptibility effective moments match free R3+ values and prior reports; all magnetic scattering is assigned to the R sublattice.
  • domain assumption The crystal structure remains P6/mmm with unchanged atomic positions below the magnetic transition
    Based on room-temperature XRD and neutron refinements at HT and LT; the authors note that V positions are weakly constrained by neutron data because of the small V scattering length.
  • domain assumption The selected irreducible representations from SARAh exhaust the possible magnetic structures
    Only Gamma3 (Tb, Ho), Gamma3 plus Gamma9 (Dy), and Gamma9 (Er) are refined; alternative Irreps are not systematically tested.
  • domain assumption The Mag2Pol absorption correction model accurately captures the Dy and Er crystal shapes
    Dy and Er have large absorption cross-sections, so the correction depends on a three-dimensional crystal model built from sample shape.

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abstract

Magnetic kagome metals have attracted tremendous research interests recently, because they represent an ideal playground for exploring the fascinating interplay between their intrinsically inherited topologically non-trivial electron band structures, magnetism and electronic correlation effects, and the resultant novel electronic/magnetic states and emergent excitations. In this work, we report a comprehensive single-crystal neutron diffraction investigation of the ground-state magnetic structures of the recently discovered V-based topological kagome metals RV$_6$Sn$_6$ (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er). Furthermore, the sample synthesis details and our systematic studies of crystal structure, low-temperature magnetic and thermodynamic properties of these compounds via various in-house characterization techniques are also reported. It can be revealed that RV$_6$Sn$_6$ (R = Tb, Dy, Ho) have a collinear ferromagnetic order in the ground state, with the ordered magnetic moment aligned along the c axis for R = Tb, Ho, while approximately 20${^\circ}$ tilted off from the c axis for R = Dy. In contrast, ErV$_6$Sn$_6$ shows an A-type antiferromagnetic structure with a magnetic propagation vector k = (0, 0, 0.5), and with the ordered magnetic moment aligned in the ab plane. A comparison of the low-temperature magnetic structures for both the extensively investigated topological kagome metal series of RV$_6$Sn$_6$ and RMn$_6$Sn$_6$ is given in details. This allows to gain new insights into the complex magnetic interactions, diverse single-ion magnetic anisotropies and spin dynamics in these compounds. The reported ground-state magnetic structures in RV$_6$Sn$_6$ (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er) can pave the way for further explorations of the possible interplay between magnetism and topologically non-trivial electron band structures in the magnetically ordered phase regime.

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