Fig. 2: Magnetic properties of Cr2Te3 thin films.
From: Strain-tunable Berry curvature in quasi-two-dimensional chromium telluride
a Temperature dependence of the magnetization M of a typical 24 u.c. Cr2Te3 film under the zero-field-cool (ZFC) and field-cool (FC) conditions with an out-of-plane (OOP) external magnetic field μ0H = 0.1 T. The Curie (TC) and blocking (Tb) temperatures are labeled by the arrows. b Field dependence of M under OOP and in-plane (IP) configurations for t = 24 u.c. at selected temperatures (top three, black, green, and orange) and OOP M(H) for t = 6 and 3 u.c. at 2 K (bottom two, red and blue). For clarity, the curves are vertically shifted, and the IP data are magnified by a factor of 3. c Depth profiles of PNR nuclear (NSLD), magnetic (MSLD, at IP fields of 1, 0.8, and 0.05 T, respectively) and X-ray scattering length densities (SLD) of 24 u.c. Cr2Te3 on Al2O3(0001) with Te/AlOx capping. The deduced spin configuration is schematically shown with red arrows overlaying with the MSLD profiles; the horizontal projection of the vectors corresponds to the IP M determined by PNR.
