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交错自旋-轨道耦合对Sr $_3$ Ru $_2$ O $_7$中α相出现的影响

Effect of a staggered spin-orbit coupling on the occurrence of a nematic phase in Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$

Mark H. Fischer, Manfred Sigrist

摘要:

Sr $_3$ Ru $_2$ O $_7$的超净晶体在低温下经历变磁转变。该转变在所施加的场方向上显示出强的各向异性,其中临界场$H_c$的范围从$H\perp c$的$\sim 5.1$ T到$H\parallel c$的$\sim 8$ T。此外,对超纯样品的研究揭示了在$c$方向上的场的变磁力线的分叉,并且有人认为在磁化跳跃之间出现了一个反相。本研究的目的是解释这些现象的场方向各向异性。基于微观紧束缚模型,我们通过范霍夫奇异性方案引入了变磁跃迁。我们表明,O-八面体围绕c轴的旋转预期这种材料在平面内引入了交错的自旋轨道耦合,自然导致磁响应的各向异性。我们将低温相描述为前向散射过程所青睐的非稳态。自旋-轨道耦合对临界场$H_c$和相变的发生都有影响。

英文摘要:

Ultra-clean crystals of Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$ undergo a metamagnetic transition at low temperatures. This transition shows a strong anisotropy in the applied field direction with the critical field $H_c$ ranging from $\sim 5.1$T for $H\perp c$ to $\sim 8$T for $H\parallel c$. In addition, studies on ultra-pure samples revealed a bifurcation of the metamagnetic line for fields in $c$-direction and it is argued that a nematic phase emerges between the magnetization jumps. The aim of this study is to explain the field-direction anisotropy of these phenomena. Based on a microscopic tight-binding model, we introduce the metamagnetic transition by means of a van Hove singularity scenario. We show that the rotation of the O-octahedra around the c-axis expected for this material introduces a staggered spin-orbit coupling within the planes and naturally leads to an anisotropy of the magnetic response. We describe the low-temperature phase as a nematic state favored by forward scattering processes. The spin-orbit coupling shows an influence on both, the critical field $H_c$ and the occurrence of the nematic phase.

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