# Wurtzite vs rock-salt MnSe epitaxy: electronic and altermagnetic properties

Michał J. Grzybowski<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Faculty of Physics,
University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland  Carmine Autieri
International Research Centre Magtop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland  Jarosław Domagała
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46,
PL-02668, Warsaw, Poland  Cezary Krasucki  Faculty of Physics, University of
Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland  Institute of Physics, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668, Warsaw, Poland  Anna
Kaleta  Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow
32/46, PL-02668, Warsaw, Poland  Sławomir Kret  Institute of Physics, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668, Warsaw, Poland  Katarzyna
Gas  Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46,
PL-02668, Warsaw, Poland  Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics,
Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan  Maciej Sawicki  Institute of
Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668, Warsaw,
Poland  Rafał Bożek  Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5,
02-093 Warsaw, Poland  Jan Suffczyński  Faculty of Physics, University of
Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland  Wojciech Pacuski  Faculty of
Physics, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

###### Abstract

Newly discovered altermagnets are magnetic materials exhibiting both
compensated magnetic order, similar to antiferromagnets, and simultaneous non-
relativistic spin-splitting of the bands, akin to ferromagnets. This
characteristic arises from the specific symmetry operations that connect the
spin sublattices. In this report, we show with ab initio calculations that the
semiconductive MnSe exhibits altermagnetic spin-splitting in the wurtzite
phase as well as a critical temperature well above room temperature. It is the
first material from such space group identified to possess altermagnetic
properties. Furthermore, we demonstrate experimentally through structural
characterization techniques that it is possible to obtain thin films of both
the intriguing wurtzite phase of MnSe and the more common rock-salt MnSe using
molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs substrates. The choice of buffer layers plays a
crucial role in determining the resulting phase and consequently extends the
array of materials available for the physics of altermagnetism.

††preprint:

##  I Introduction

Intensive research on the physics of antiferromagnets in recent years led to
the identification of materials that combine the properties of
antiferromagnets (AFM) such as magnetization compensation together with
features of typical ferromagnets like spin-split band structures. Such
coexistence of effects was shown to originate from the presence of rotation
symmetry operations and the absence of translation symmetry operations
connecting different spin-sublattices in a generalized symmetry formalism and
allowed for a definition of altermagnets [1, 2] which are distinct from both
ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Altermagnets are very appealing due to
their potential applications, for example they can exhibit outstanding charge-
spin conversion efficiency [3, 4, 5, 6], large giant or tunneling
magnetoresistance values [7] together with THz spin dynamics [1]. Numerous
materials fulfill the symmetry criteria to be altermagnets ranging from
insulators to metals [1]. Among them, hexagonal MnTe is an important
chalcogenide semiconductor recently shown to exhibit anomalous Hall effect
[8]. This motivated us to search for altermagnetism in various crystal
structures of manganese-based chalcogenides.

In this work, we investigate MnSe, which can form a variety of phases,
although the most common form is the rock-salt structure. We show the
possibility to stabilize the epitaxial growth of two different phases of thin
film MnSe - rock-salt (RS) or wurtzite (WZ), depending on the proper choice of
growth conditions with the use of the same MBE technique and GaAs substrates.
During all of these processes, we observe sharp and bright reflection high-
energy electron diffraction (RHEED) patterns being a sign of high-quality 2D
growth. Of particular interest is the wurtzite phase that had been shown to be
unstable in bulk form [9] and thus rare. It was observed either as a minor
impurity phase or in colloidal nanoparticles [10] but not for epitaxial thin
films. We explore the structural properties and quality of thin films of MnSe
by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-
dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), atomic force microscope as well as Raman
spectroscopy and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)
magnetometry for the thicker layers of rock-salt MnSe.

Moreover, we perform ab initio calculations to explore electronic band
structure and we find altermagnetic spin-splitting in the wurtzite MnSe
together with the critical temperature above room temperature. The
altermagnetism depends on the magnetic space groups, therefore as a
consequence also on the Wyckoff positions of the magnetic atoms, magnetic
order and dimensionality [1, 11, 12]. Several compounds belonging to the
hexagonal space group no. 194 (NiAs phase) show altermagnetism as the MnTe and
EuIn2As2 compounds [1, 13, 8]. Going to the hexagonal space group no. 186
(wurtzite phase), MnSe is the first altermagnetic compound proposed within
this space group to our knowledge.

Historically, the interplay of different phases has been observed very early
for the bulk MnSe. Although, the most thermodynamically stable form of MnSe is
the rock-salt structure MnSe [14, 15], different crystalline phases were
believed to transform between each other upon cooling and heating cycles,
which was considered as a likely reason for a strong thermal hysteretic
behavior of its magnetic properties [16]. Alternative explanations have been
provided [17] but more recent research proves the existence of admixture of
hexagonal NiAs-type MnSe in lower temperatures [18, 19] and correlates it with
the existence of hysteresis. Remarkably, high pressure may induce
transformation to the orthogonal phase and superconductivity [20, 21].
Epitaxial growth of MnSe on (100) GaAs is known to result in a rock-salt
structure [22] except for very thin layers [22, 23, 24]. Successful efforts of
stabilizing the zinc-blende structure in MBE were undertaken by the growth of
superlattices with ZnSe on (100) GaAs [25, 23, 26]. The growth of MnSe on a
$c-$plane sapphire [27] or NbSe2 [28] substrates have also been attempted. The
latter can result in a monolayer of unusual ordering. Computations confirm
that the choice of the substrate and resulting strain can have a tremendous
effect on the magnetic properties of this material [29].

##  II Experimental results and discussion

###  II.1 Rock-salt MnSe

All MnSe layers considered in this work were grown in II–VI MBE growth chamber
equipped with standard Knudsen effusion cells for both Se and Mn sources. We
start from the general notice that the growth of MnSe directly on GaAs without
any buffer layers results in a rock-salt structure of the former. For GaAs
(100) with $2^{\circ}$ offcut substrates, the RHEED image gradually transforms
from the 2D streaky to the 3D spotted pattern. The change of the distance
between the lines being a sign of diminishing lattice constant can be
observed. Significant lattice mismatch is expected to promote the formation of
defects. The crystal structure quality was studied by XRD and reflections
corresponding to (002), (004) and (006) rock-salt MnSe could be observed in
$2\theta/\omega$ scans. The width of the (004) reflection was studied as a
function of the temperature of the growth. Although a slightly narrower peak
has been observed for the temperature of $T=350^{\circ}$C, we choose the
temperature of $T=300^{\circ}$C as optimal for the growth of all samples
considered in this work. This is because elevated temperatures preclude the
growth of numerous II-VI buffer layers.

Figure 1: Comparison of structural characteristics of the top surface of
wurtzite MnSe (left column, sample WZ3) and rock-salt MnSe (right column,
sample RS1). RHEED images (a)-(b) taken just at the end of the growth, AFM
topography scans (c)-(d) and profiles along the blue lines (e)-(f). Figure 2:
Comparison of $2\theta/\omega$ scans for structures with top MnSe (111) thin-
film layers evidencing an emergence of wurtzite phase when CdSe buffer is
present.

In contrast to other works considering the growth of MnSe by MBE [22, 23, 24,
25, 26] we also attempted the use of GaAs substrates with (111)B orientation.
Remarkably, such a procedure results in the 2D RHEED pattern that remains in
the form of bright and sharp lines up to the thickness of hundreds of
nanometers. The surface of the $200\,$nm layer of MnSe (sample RS1) studied by
atomic force microscopy exhibits subnanometer roughness measured over hundreds
of nanometers paths (Fig. 1(d)), presence of terraces of triangular shape,
screw dislocation patterns and occasional large surface defects of a round
shape. RMS roughness parameter calculated for a random $500\,$nm square region
without large round surface defect is at the order of 0.6 nm. In XRD patterns,
reflections corresponding to (111), (222) rock-salt phase of MnSe are clearly
visible in $2\theta/\omega$ scans (blue line in Fig. 2). We observe an almost
fully relaxed unit cell (supplementary materials). Moreover, the sample
exhibits 6-fold symmetry with respect to the <111> unlike the GaAs substrate,
which displays 3-fold symmetry (supplementary materials). It is most likely
the sign of crystal twinnings that arise due to the high symmetry of the plane
during the growth and $0\,^{\circ}$ substrate offcut. It can be likely
mitigated with the use of substrates with significant offcut with respect to
the (111) plane.

Magnetic measurements of the rock-salt RS1 sample were done in a SQUID-based
magnetometer MPMS XL of a Quantum Design (San Diego, CA, USA). We followed
strictly the code appropriate for measurements for thin magnetic layers of
minute magnetic signals deposited on solid state bulky substrates [30]. The
sample was stabilized with the help of a strongly ethanol-diluted GE-varnish
on a sample holder made from a length of about $1.8\,$mm wide Si stick. To
correctly establish the signal specific to the thin MnSe layer a reference
measurements were taken in the same temperature and magnetic field ranges for
an otherwise identical piece of GaAs substrate mounted in a similar manner on
the same sample holder. This extra effort is especially important since
commercial solid state substrates exhibit a sizable temperature-dependent
response [31, 32], which can be easily comparable to that of the investigated
layers, antiferromagnets in particular, and so it needs to be subtracted
accordingly with adequate care. The results of our $T$-dependent studies are
summarized in Fig. 3. In accordance with the finding of ref. [18] strong
thermal hystereses are seen between 70 and 300 K, as exemplified in the inset
to Fig. 3. The magnitudes of these anomalies (in comparison to the magnetic
susceptibility $\chi(T)$ at $T>300\,$K) decrease substantially at stronger
magnetic fields $H$. So, in order to establish the Néel temperature
$T_{\text{N}}$ of rock-salt MnSe we limit our analysis here to results
obtained at relatively high magnetic fields. The inverse of $\chi(T)$
established for $\mu_{0}H=4$ T is given in the main panel of Fig. 3. It
follows a sufficiently straight line at elevated temperatures to allow us to
apply the time-honored Curie-Weiss (CW) approach. The abscissa and slope of
this line yield the Curie-Weiss temperature $\Theta_{\text{CW}}=-530\pm 30$ K
and the magnitude of the spin moment $S=2.4\pm 0.2$, respectively. The latter
value confirms the expected $3d^{5}$ configuration of Mn ions in rock-salt
MnSe. The experimental points follow the CW law only above about 120 K. Below,
the experimental points clearly depart from the linear dependency. We assign
this temperature to $T_{\text{N}}=120\pm 10\,$K of rock-salt MnSe. We mark
this point by a thick arrow in Fig. 3. This is the magnitude of $T_{\text{N}}$
as established previously from heat capacity measurements [18].

Figure 3: (Solid symbols) Inverse of magnetic susceptibility, $\chi$, of rock-
salt MnSe, sample RS1, established at $\mu_{0}H=4$ T. The solid line
represents the Curie-Weiss behavior yielding the Curie-Weiss temperature
$\Theta_{\text{CW}}=-530\pm 30$ K and the magnitude of the spin moment
$S=2.4\pm 0.2$. The thick arrow marks the Neel temperature $T_{\text{N}}$ of
this compound. Inset: Thermal hysteresis of $\chi$, characteristic for rock-
salt MnSe, evidenced at external field of $\mu_{0}H=1$ T.

For Raman spectroscopy measurements the sample is placed in a helium flow
cryostat. The spectra are excited with the use of 532 nm laser and the signal
is collected with a microscope objective of numerical aperture NA = 0.65.
Figure 4 (a) shows Raman spectra in the spectral vicinity of the transition at
around 130 cm-1 recorded for consecutive temperatures increasing from 70 K to
170 K. The transition is attributed to the excitation of the LO(X) phonon in
rock-salt MnSe [33]. The intensity of the transition is presented in Fig. 4
(b). It exhibits a minimum at around 120 K, corresponding to Néel temperature
in this material. Observed decrease of the Raman transition intensity at
around TN confirms that phonon excitations provide a probe for the magnetic
phase transitions in the studied system. This can be traced back to a
contribution of an exchange type, apart from ordinary Coulomb-type
interaction, between Mn cations possessing non-vanishing spin moment. Similar
effects have been previously observed mostly in 2D layered AFMs, where phonon
interactions are much stronger [34].

Figure 4: (a) Raman spectra of rock-salt MnSe layer (sample RS3) as a function
of temperature. (b) Intensity of Raman transition at around 130 cm-1 as a
function of temperature exhibits a clear maximum in the vicinity of the Néel
temperature.

Next, we describe the growth of MnSe on the buffer layers deposited on GaAs
(111)B (see the full list of the investigated samples in Table 1). One of the
commonly used buffers for II-VI semiconductors is ZnSe. However, for the
growth of ZnSe in (111) orientation, the RHEED pattern evolves into a spotty
3D image precluding the growth of thick layers of high quality. For 60 nm ZnSe
buffer, the subsequent layer of MnSe (sample RS2) exhibits rock-salt character
but with a mixture of <111> and <001> orientation and a likely admixture of
wurtzite phase (purple line in Fig. 2).

Table 1: The list of investigated MBE-grown samples containing rock-salt (RS) or wurtzite (WZ) MnSe as a top layer. All of the listed samples were grown on GaAs (111)B substrates.  Sample number | Sample strucuture (thickness in nm) | Phase of MnSe
---|---|---
RS1 (UW1932) | MnSe (200) | RS
RS2 (UW1933) |  ZnSe (60) | MnSe (200) | RS/WZ
RS3 (UW2097) | MnSe (2500) | RS
WZ1 (UW1947) |  ZnSe (60) | CdSe (10) | MnSe (60) | WZ
WZ2 (UW1961) |  ZnSe (70) | ZnTe (50) | (Cd,Mg)Se (50) | CdSe (10) | MnSe (20) | WZ
WZ3 (UW1994) |  ZnSe (70) | ZnTe (50) | (Cd,Mg)Se (50) | CdSe (20) | MnSe (20) | WZ
Figure 5: (a) Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) image of sample
WZ2 cross-section with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) color-maps
showing GaAs substrate, ZnSe and ZnTe buffer layers, as well as (Cd,Mg)Se,
CdSe, MnSe top layer; (b) High-resolution TEM (HRTEM) image of yellow
rectangle area indicated in panel a, presenting wurtzite MnSe and wurtzite
CdSe/(Cd,Mg)Se layers being in perfect epitaxial relationship recorded along
the $[2\overline{1}\overline{1}0]$ zone axis. (c) Magnified area from panel b
(green rectangle) with atom-ball model of wurtzite MnSe structure (visualized
in $[2\overline{1}\overline{1}0]$ zone axis) superimposed on HRTEM image. (d)
Kinematic electron diffraction simulated for wurtzite MnSe (green spots)
perfectly overlapping 2D-Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of the image in panel c
(grayscale image in the background).

###  II.2 Wurtzite MnSe

CdSe can be grown on GaAs (111) in a wurtzite phase [35, 36, 37]. This holds true even if additional layers of ZnSe | ZnTe are introduced in between (Fig. 5). Remarkably, we observe that for every sample in our study in which the MnSe layer is grown on CdSe, MnSe adopts the wurtzite phase (see the list of the studied samples in Table 1). This is verified by XRD and TEM. The reflections corresponding to the (0002) and (0004) and (0006) wurtzite phase of MnSe can be seen (Fig. 2). Due to the thin film character of the wurtzite MnSe layers (unlike the rock-salt MnSe) we focus on the detailed TEM analysis for this phase rather than bulk-sensitive techniques that are difficult to apply here such as Raman spectroscopy and SQUID magnetometry.

Transmission Electron Microscopy analysis in Fig. 5 shows results for the
cross-section of sample WZ2 (prepared with focused ion beam), revealing its
chemical composition (Fig. 5(a) as well as detailed analysis of the crystal
structure of MnSe layer (Fig. 5(b),(c),(d)). Color-coded energy-dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) maps in Fig. 5(a) confirm that the heterostructure
outcome is in accordance with MBE specifications (see Table 1). Comprehensive
structural studies on MnSe phase identification are accomplished via high-
resolution TEM (HRTEM) imaging in correlation with Fast Fourier Transform
(FFT) analysis (electron diffraction analog), which unequivocally confirms the
wurtzite phase of MnSe. Clear evidence is presented in Fig. 5(c) – wurtzite
MnSe ball model (in $[2\overline{1}\overline{1}0]$ zone axis) is superimposed
on the HRTEM image in its thinnest area (top part) as well in Fig. 5(d), where
simulated kinematic electron diffraction aligns with FFT image.

RHEED pattern of the surface of wurtzite MnSe consists of sharp and bright
lines throughout the growth of the layers of at least $60\,$nm thickness (left
column of Fig. 1 shows data for WZ3). The surface measured by AFM is
subnanometer flat over hundreds of nm distances as indicated in Fig. 1(c) and
(e) and RMS roughness parameter calculated for a random $500\,$nm square
region without large round surface defect is at the order of 1.5 nm.

The complex set of buffer layers beneath wurtzite CdSe, introduced for some of
the studied samples, was motivated by the analogous experimental protocols
that had been developed and successfully tested for high-quality CdSe quantum
wells grown on GaAs (001) oriented substrates[38, 39]. Therefore, we notice
that some of our samples should form an interesting asymmetric quantum well
that can be studied optically. The limitations of quality of ZnSe growth in
(111) orientation and simultaneous good quality RHEED pattern for CdSe in the
same samples together with the universal observation of wurtzite MnSe on CdSe
within the studied set of samples suggest that the crucial factor to obtain
wurtzite MnSe is to proceed the deposition on wurtzite CdSe.

##  III First Principles Calculations

Figure 6: (a) Magnetic band structure of MnSe in the rock salt phase (space
group no. 225). (b) Magnetic band structure of MnSe in the wurtzite phase
(space group no. 186). The Fermi level is set to zero. In both cases, we have
used the value of U=6 eV. Figure 7: Band gap of the rock salt phase (purple
line) and wurtzite phase (red line) as a function of the Coulomb repulsion U.

Electronic structure calculations were performed within the framework of the
first-principles density functional theory based on plane wave basis set and
projector augmented wave method using VASP [40] package. A plane-wave energy
cut-off of 400 eV and the generalised gradient approximation of Perdrew,
Burke, and Ernzerhof has been used [41]. We have performed the calculations
using 10$\times$10$\times$6 k-points centered in $\Gamma$. The Hubbard U
effects for the 3d-orbitals of Mn2+ have been adopted [42]. We have scanned
the value of U from 0 to 6 eV [43, 44] keeping JH = 0.15U. Using first-
principle calculations, we compare the rock-salt crystal structure (space
group no. 225) with the wurtzite (space group no. 186). The band gap changes
from indirect in the rock-salt phase[45] to direct in the wurtzite phase as we
can see in Fig. 6(a,b). In the wurtzite phase, the valence band is composed of
p-Se from -4 eV up to the Fermi level. The majority of d-bands are quite flat
and present at between -5 and -6 eV as happens in (Cd,Mn)Te [46]. At the
$\Gamma$ point, the bottom of the conduction is composed of s-bands of Te and
Mn. We investigate the band gap Eg as a function of the Coulomb repulsion U in
Fig. 7. As usual, the band gap increases monotonically as a function of U for
both cases and we find that the band gap of the wurtzite is always 1.5 eV
larger than the rock-salt phase. We recall that ab initio calculations tend to
underestimate the gap, this underestimation is particularly severe in the WZ
phase as we can see from ZnO calculations [47]. However, we expect that the
prediction of the difference between the gaps would be much more reliable,
therefore, we expect that the wurtzite band gap is around 1.5 eV larger than
the rock-salt phase band gap.

To investigate the magnetic properties we analyze the quantity
${\Delta}$E=EFM-EAFM per formula unit as a function of U for both rock-salt
and wurtzite phases. The quantity ${\Delta}$E is proportional to the magnetic
exchange and therefore to TN. As we can see from Fig. 8, in both cases, the
AFM phase is the ground state. However, in the rock-salt phase, the AFM is
magnetically frustrated producing a relatively low value of the ${\Delta}$E
while the energy difference is much larger for the wurtzite. Considering that
the rock-salt phase has TN=120 K detected experimentally, the wurtzite MnSe
has TN well above room temperature. From ab initio calculations, the Néel
vector is in the ab plane with a small energy difference between the magnetic
configuration with spins in the plane and out of the plane. The
magnetocrystalline anisotropy is of the order of 0.02-0.06 eV per formula unit
for values of the Coulomb repulsion U in the physical range of U between 2 and
6 eV.

Figure 8: Energy difference per formula unit for the rock-salt phase (purple
line) and wurtzite phase (red line) as a function of the Coulomb repulsion.
The deviation from the trend for the rock-salt phase at low U is due to the
insulator-to-metal transition of the FM phase at U=0.

Regarding the altermagnetism, the rock-salt phase is not altermagnetic since
both magnetic and non-magnetic atoms are in high-symmetry positions. The
altermagnetic properties are present in wurtzite MnSe and similar to the NiAs
phase except that the non-relativistic spin-splitting is much smaller in the
wurtzite MnSe. The band structure along the k-path that shows altermagnetism
is presented in Fig. 9. With subscripts 1 and 2 in Fig. 9, we indicate the two
points in the k-space that have opposite non-relativistic spin-splitting. The
points L1 and L2 have the same position of the Brillouin zone as it is in the
case of MnTe [48].

Figure 9: Magnetic band structure of wurtzite MnSe along the high-symmetry
positions L1-$\Gamma$-L2 in the absence of SOC. Blue and red lines represent
the spin-up and spin-down channels, respectively. The Fermi level is set to
zero. Altermagnetism is revealed by the lifted degeneracy of the spin-up and
spin-down channels.

##  IV Conclusions

In summary, we report on the MBE growth and structural studies of thin layers
of semiconductor MnSe in (111) orientation for the first time. We reveal the
possibility of controlling the crystal structure of the resulting MnSe. The
growth directly on GaAs substrates leads to the typical rock-salt structure of
MnSe, whereas the presence of underneath wurtzite CdSe buffer layer makes MnSe
adopt the wurtzite structure, which is a rare phase for this compound. Within
ab initio calculations, we have demonstrated that the wurtzite MnSe is an
altermagnetic compound with lower non-relativistic spin-splitting with respect
to the NiAs-phase of MnTe. Moreover, the calculations show that wurtzite MnSe
has a direct band gap of 1.5 eV larger than the rock-salt phase of MnSe and a
Néel temperature above room temperature. Such interesting observations extend
the array of materials available for the physics of altermagnetism and
highlight the role of the proper choice of the buffer layers in epitaxial
growth of manganese-based chalcogenides.

## Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts to declare.

## Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the National Science Centre, Poland
2021/40/C/ST3/00168. C. A. is supported by the Foundation for Polish Science
through the International Research Agendas program co-financed by the European
Union within the Smart Growth Operational Programme (Grant No. MAB/2017/1). C.
A. acknowledges the access to the computing facilities of the
Interdisciplinary Center of Modeling at the University of Warsaw, Grant
g91-1418, g91-1419 and g91-1426 for the availability of high-performance
computing resources and support. C. A. acknowledges the CINECA award under the
ISCRA initiative IsC99 "SILENTS”, IsC105 "SILENTSG" and IsB26 "SHINY" grants
for the availability of high-performance computing resources and support. C.
A. acknowledges the access to the computing facilities of the Poznan
Supercomputing and Networking Center Grant No. 609. J. S. acknowledges a
support within "New Ideas 2B in POB II” IDUB project financed by the
University of Warsaw.

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