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磁介电尖晶石Mn $_3$ O $_4$中磁有序的结构变化和相共存

Structural change and phase coexistence upon magnetic ordering in the magnetodielectric spinel Mn$_3$O$_4$

Moureen C. Kemei, Jaye K. Harada, Ram Seshadri, Matthew R. Suchomel

摘要:

众所周知,协同Jahn-Teller排序在1170 $^{\circ}$ C下将Mn $_3$ O $_4$中的立方$Fd\overline{3}m$驱动为四聚体$I$ 4 $_1$/$amd$结构畸变。Mn $_3$ O $_4$在42 K下磁有序化时发生进一步的结构畸变。采用高分辨率变温同步辐射X射线衍射,我们表明,四元$I$ 4 $_1$ / $amd$和正交$Fddd$相共存,几乎相等的分数,低于Mn $_3$ O $_4$的Néel温度。观察到正交晶系$a$和$b$晶格常数与四方晶系$a$晶格常数的显著变化。Mn $_3$ O $_4$中的结构相共存归因于由于四元$I$ 4 $_1$ / $amd$和正交$Fddd$相之间的晶格失配而引起的大应变。从Rietveld细化确定的应变张量显示出高度应变的$I4_1/amd$相的基质,其在相共存制度中容纳成核正交$Fddd$相。在Mn $_3$ O $_4$中观察到的变形与其他磁性尖晶石的结构变形的比较表明,当结构变形发生在低于50 K时,相共存可能是一个共同的主题。

英文摘要:

Cooperative Jahn-Teller ordering is well-known to drive the cubic $Fd\overline{3}m$ to tetragonal $I$4$_1$/$amd$ structural distortion in Mn$_3$O$_4$ at 1170 $^{\circ}$C. Further structural distortion occurs in Mn$_3$O$_4$ upon magnetic ordering at 42 K. Employing high-resolution variable-temperature synchrotron x-ray diffraction we show that tetragonal $I$4$_1$/$amd$ and orthorhombic $Fddd$ phases coexist, with nearly equal fractions, below the Néel temperature of Mn$_3$O$_4$. Significant variation of the orthorhombic $a$ and $b$ lattice constants from the tetragonal $a$ lattice constant is observed. Structural phase coexistence in Mn$_3$O$_4$ is attributed to large strains due to the lattice mismatch between the tetragonal $I$4$_1$/$amd$ and the orthorhombic $Fddd$ phases. Strain tensors determined from Rietveld refinement show a highly strained matrix of the $I4_1/amd$ phase that accommodates the nucleated orthorhombic $Fddd$ phase in the phase coexistence regime. A comparison of the deformation observed in Mn$_3$O$_4$ to structural deformations of other magnetic spinels shows that phase coexistence may be a common theme when structural distortions occur below 50 K.

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