Dataset: Dominant orbital magnetization in the prototypical altermagnet MnTe

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We use density functional theory to investigate the intrinsic spin and orbital magnetization of the magnetic ground state of the prototypical altermagnet {\alpha}-MnTe. We find that SOC induces weak ferromagnetism through spin canting, accompanied by a slight in-plane rotation of the Néel vector. Notably, we identify a significant net orbital magnetization of 0.176 {\mu}B per unit cell oriented along the z-axis, while the spin magnetization in the same direction is much smaller at 0.002 {\mu}B. By varying the chemical potential, we show that the spin magnetization is tunable through hole doping, whereas the orbital magnetization remains robust against carrier density changes.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.34894/EEAU78
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2505.08675
Metadata Access https://dataverse.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.34894/EEAU78
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Creator Chen Ye, Chao ORCID logo; Tenzin, Karma ORCID logo; Slawinska, Jagoda ORCID logo; Autieri, Carmine ORCID logo
Publisher DataverseNL
Contributor Groningen Digital Competence Centre; DataverseNL Network
Publication Year 2025
Rights CC-BY-4.0; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Discipline Engineering Sciences; Materials Science; Materials Science and Engineering; Natural Sciences; Physics