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Electronic Raman scattering in the 2D antiferromagnet NiPS 3 .

Xingzhi WangJun CaoHua LiZhengguang LuArielle CohenAnubhab HaldarHikari KitadaiQishuo TanKenneth Stephen BurchDmitry SmirnovWeigao XuSahar SharifzadehLiangbo LiangXi Ling
Published in: Science advances (2022)
Correlated-electron systems have long been an important platform for various interesting phenomena and fundamental questions in condensed matter physics. As a pivotal process in these systems, d-d transitions have been suggested as a key factor toward realizing optical spin control in two-dimensional (2D) magnets. However, it remains unclear how d-d excitations behave in quasi-2D systems with strong electronic correlation and spin-charge coupling. Here, we present a systematic electronic Raman spectroscopy investigation on d-d transitions in a 2D antiferromagnet—NiPS 3 , from bulk to atomically thin samples. Two electronic Raman modes originating from the scattering of incident photons with d electrons in Ni 2+ ions are observed at ~1.0 eV. This electronic process persists down to trilayer flakes and exhibits insensitivity to the spin ordering of NiPS 3 . Our study demonstrates the utility of electronic Raman scattering in investigating the unique electronic structure and its coupling to magnetism in correlated 2D magnets.
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