Ising and XY paramagnons in two-dimensional 2H-NbSe2

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关键词: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;    PSEUDOPOTENTIALS;    FERROMAGNETISM;    EXCHANGE;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.105.224412

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

Paramagnons are the collective modes that govern the spin response of nearly magnetic conductors. In some cases they mediate electron pairing leading to superconductivity. This scenario may occur in 2H-NbSe2 monolayers, that feature spin-valley coupling on account of spin-orbit interactions and their lack of inversion symmetry. Here we explore spin anisotropy of paramagnons both for noncentrosymmetric Kane-Mele-Hubbard models for 2H-NbSe2 monolayers described with a DFT-derived tight-binding model. In the infinite wavelength limit we find spatially uniform paramagnons with energies around 1 meV that feature a colossal off-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, with quenched transversal spin response. At finite wave vectors, longitudinal and transverse channels reverse roles: XY fluctuations dominate within a significant portion of the Brillouin zone. Our results show that 2H-NbSe2 is close to a Coulomb-driven in-plane (XY) spin density wave instability.

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