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- Krockenberger, Y., et al.
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Sr2CrOsO6 : End point of a spin-polarized metal-insulator transition by 5d band filling
- 2007
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 75:2, s. 020404-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the search for new spintronic materials with high spin polarization at room temperature, we have synthesized an osmium-based double perovskite with a Curie temperature of 725 K. Our combined experimental results confirm the existence of a sizable induced magnetic moment at the Os site, supported by band-structure calculations, in agreement with a proposed kinetic-energy-driven mechanism of ferrimagnetism in these compounds. The intriguing property of Sr2 CrOs O6 is that it is at the end point of a metal-insulator transition due to 5d band filling and at the same time ferrimagnetism and high-spin polarization are preserved.
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- Jena, S. K., et al.
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Spin-liquid state with precursor ferromagnetic clusters interacting antiferromagnetically in frustrated glassy tetragonal spinel Zn0.8Cu0.2FeMnO4
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-8984 .- 1361-648X. ; 35:37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Spinels (AB(2)O(4)) with magnetic ions occupying only the octahedral B sites have inherent magnetic frustration which inhibits magnetic long-range order (LRO) but may lead to exotic states. Here we report on the magnetic properties of the tetragonal spinel Zn0.8Cu0.2FeMnO4, the tetragonality resulting from the Jahn-Teller active Mn3+ ions. X-ray diffraction and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the sample yielded the composition (Zn-0.8(2+) Cu-0.2(2+)) A [Fe-0.4(2+) Fe-0.6(3+) Mn3+](B)O4-delta. Analysis of the temperature dependence of magnetization (M), ac magnetic susceptibilities (chi' and chi''), dc susceptibility (chi), heat capacity C-p, and neutron diffraction (ND) measurements show complex temperature-dependent short-range order (SRO) but without LRO. The data of chi vs. T fits the Curie-Weiss law: chi = C/(T - theta) from T = 250 K to 400 K with theta similar or equal to 185 K signifying dominant ferromagnetic (FM) coupling with the FM exchange constant J/k(B) = 17 K, and C = 3.29 emu K mol(-1) Oe(-1) yielding an effective magnetic moment mu(eff) = 5.13 mu B resulting from the high-spin states of Cu2+ (A site) and Fe2+ (B site), while the B site trivalent ions Mn3+ and Fe3+ are in their low-spin states. The extrapolated saturation magnetization obtained from the M vs. H data at T = 2 K is explained using the spin arrangement (Cu2+down arrow)(A)[Fe2+down arrow, Fe3+down arrow, Mn3+down arrow](B) leading to FM clusters interact antiferromagnetically at low temperatures. Temperature dependence of d(chi T)/ dT shows the onset of ferrimagnetism below similar to 100 K and peaks near 47 K and 24 K. The relaxation time t obtained from temperature and frequency dependence of chi'' when fit to the power law and Vogel-Fulcher laws confirm the cluster spin-glass (SG) state. The magnetic field dependence of the SG temperature T-SG (H) follows the equation: T-SG (H) = T-SG (0) [ 1- AH(2/phi)] with T-SG (0) = 46.6 K, A = 8.6 x 10(-3) Oe(-0.593) and phi = 3.37. The temperature dependence of hysteresis loops yields coercivity H-C similar to 3.8 kOe at 2 K without exchange-bias, but HC decreases with increase in T becoming zero above 24 K, the T-SG(H) for H = 800 Oe. Variations of C-p vs. T from 2 K to 200 K in H = 0 and H = 90 kOe do not show any peak characteristic of LRO. However, after correcting for the lattice contribution, a broad weak peak typically of SRO becomes evident centered around 40 K. For T < 9 K, Cp varies as T-2; a typical signature of spin-liquids (SLs). Comparison of the ND measurements at 1.7 K and 79.4 K shows absence of LRO. Time dependence of thermo-remanent magnetization MTRM(t) studies below 9 K reveal weakening of the inter-cluster interaction with increase in temperature. A summary of these results is that in Zn0.8Cu0.2FeMnO4, ferromagnetic clusters interact antiferromagnetically without LRO but producing a cluster SG state at T-SG(0) = 46.6 K, followed by SL behavior below 9 K.
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- Pramanik, Prativa, et al.
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Interplay of lattice-spin-orbital coupling and Jahn-Teller effect in noncollinear spinel Ti x Mn1-x (Fe y Co1-y )2O4 : a neutron diffraction study
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics. - : Institute of Physics (IOP). - 0953-8984 .- 1361-648X. ; 36:35
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Local magnetostructural changes and dynamical spin fluctuations in doubly diluted spinel TixMn1-x(FeyCo1-y)(2)O-4 has been reported by means of neutron diffraction and magnetization studies. Two distinct sets of compositions (i) x(Ti) = 0.20 and y(Fe) = 0.18; (ii) x(Ti) = 0.40 and y(Fe) = 0.435 have been considered for this study. The first compound of equivalent stoichiometry Ti0.20Mn0.80Fe0.36Co1.64O4 exhibits enhanced tetragonal distortion across the ferrimagnetic transition temperature T-C = 258 K in comparison to the end compound MnCo2O4 (T-C similar to 180 K) with a characteristic ratio c(t)/root 2a(t) of 0.99795(8) demonstrating robust lattice-spin-orbital coupling. However, in the second case Ti0.40Mn0.60Fe0.87Co1.13O4 with higher B-site compositions, the presence of Jahn-Teller ions with distinct behavior appears to counterbalance the strong tetragonal distortion thereby ceasing the lattice-spin-orbital coupling. Both the investigated systems show the coexistence of noncollinear antiferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic components in cubic and tetragonal settings. On the other hand, the dynamical ac-susceptibility, chi(ac)(T) reveals a cluster spin-glass state with Gabay-Toulouse (GT) like mixed phases behaviour below T-C. Such dispersive behaviour appears to be sensitive to the level of octahedral substitution. Further, the field dependence of chi(ac)(T) follows the weak anisotropic GT-line behaviour with crossover exponent Phi lies in the range 1.38-1.52 on the H-T plane which is in contrast to the B-site Ti substituted MnCo2O4 spinel that appears to follow irreversible non-mean-field AT-line behaviour (Phi similar to 3 + delta). Finally, the Arrott plots analysis indicates the presence of a pseudo first-order like transition (T < 20 K) which is in consonance with and zero crossover of the magnetic entropy change within the frozen spin-glass regime.
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- Pramanik, P., et al.
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Neutron diffraction evidence for local spin canting, weak Jahn-Teller distortion, and magnetic compensation in Ti1-xMnxCo2O4 spinel
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics. - : IOP PUBLISHING LTD. - 0953-8984 .- 1361-648X. ; 32:24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A systematic study using neutron diffraction and magnetic susceptibility is reported on Mn substituted ferrimagnetic inverse spinel Ti1-xMnxCo2O4 in the temperature interval 1.6 K T 300 K. Our neutron diffraction study reveals cooperative distortions of the TO6 octahedra in the Ti1-xMnxCo2O4 system for all the Jahn-Teller active ions T = Mn3+ , Ti3+ and Co3+ , having the electronic configurations 3d(1), 3d(4) and 3d(6), respectively which are confirmed by the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Two specific compositions (x = 0.2 and 0.4) have been chosen in this study because these two systems show unique features such as; (i) noncollinear Yafet-Kittel type magnetic ordering, and (ii) weak tetragonal distortion with c/a < 1, in which the apical bond length d(c)(T-B-O) is longer than the equatorial bond length d(ab)(T-B-O) due to the splitting of the e(g) level of Mn3+ ions into and . For the composition x = 0.4, the distortion in the TBO6 octahedra is stronger as compared to x = 0.2 because of the higher content of trivalent Mn. Ferrimagnetic ordering in Ti0.6Mn0.4Co2O4 and Ti0.8Mn0.2Co2O4 sets in at 110.3 and 78.2 K, respectively due to the presence of unequal magnetic moments of cations, where Ti3+ , Mn3+ , and Co3+ occupy the octahedral, whereas, Co2+ sits in the tetrahedral site. For both compounds an additional weak antiferromagnetic component could be observed lying perpendicular to the ferrimagnetic component. The analysis of static and dynamic magnetic susceptibilities combined with the heat-capacity data reveals a magnetic compensation phenomenon (MCP) at T-COMP = 25.4 K in Ti0.8Mn0.2Co2O4 and a reentrant spin-glass behaviour in Ti0.6Mn0.4Co2O4 with a freezing temperature of 110.1 K. The MCP in this compound is characterized by sign reversal of magnetization and bipolar exchange bias effect below T-COMP with its magnitude depending on the direction of external magnetic field and the cooling protocol.
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