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近巡游态CoV2O4的结构转变和轨道玻璃物理

Structural transition and orbital glass physics in near itinerant CoV2O4

D. Reig-i-Plessis, D. Casavant, V. O. Garlea, A. A. Aczel, M. Feygenson, J. Neuefeind, H. D. Zhou, S. E. Nagler, G. J. MacDougall

摘要:

亚铁磁性尖晶石$\mathrm{CoV_2O_4}$是一个热门的话题,最近的兴趣,无论是作为一个挫折绝缘体与未淬火轨道简并和作为一个近巡回磁铁,可以驱动金属与适度的压力。在这里,我们报告我们最近的中子衍射和非弹性散射测量粉末与最小的阳离子位点的障碍。我们的主要新结果是一个弱($\frac{Δa}{a} \sim 10^{-4}$),一级结构相变在$T^*$ = 90 K,相同的温度下,自旋倾斜被认为是在最近的单晶测量的识别。这种转变的特点是氧八面体位置的短程畸变,非弹性数据进一步建立了一个弱的$Δ\sim 1.25 meV$自旋间隙在低温下。总之,这些研究结果提供了强有力的支持本地轨道图片和存在的轨道玻璃态在温度低于$T^*$。

英文摘要:

The ferrimagnetic spinel $\mathrm{CoV_2O_4}$ has been a topic of intense recent interest, both as a frustrated insulator with unquenched orbital degeneracy and as a near-itinerant magnet which can be driven metallic with moderate applied pressure. Here, we report on our recent neutron diffraction and inelastic scattering measurements on powders with minimal cation site disorder. Our main new result is the identification of a weak ($\frac{Δa}{a} \sim 10^{-4}$), first order structural phase transition at $T^*$ = 90 K, the same temperature where spin canting was seen in recent single crystal measurements. This transition is characterized by a short-range distortion of oxygen octahedral positions, and inelastic data further establish a weak $Δ\sim 1.25 meV$ spin gap at low temperature. Together, these findings provide strong support for the local orbital picture and the existence of an orbital glass state at temperatures below $T^*$.

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