| Abstract: | A stable and long-range antiferromagnetic(AFM) coupling without charge carrier mediators has been searched for a long time,but the existence of this kind of coupling is still lacking.Based on first principle calculations,we systematically study carrier free long-range AFM coupling in four transition metal chalcopyrite systems:ABTe_2(A=Cu or Ag,B=Ga or In) in the dilute doping case.The AFM coupling is mainly due to the p-d coupling and electron redistribution along the interacting chains.The relatively small energy difference between p and d orbitals,as well as between dopants and atoms in the middle of the chain can enhance the stability of longrange AFM configurations.A multi-band Hubbard model is proposed to provide fundamental understanding of long-range AFM coupling. |
