We report a Raman scattering study of six rare earth orthoferrites RFeO3, with R = La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy. The use of extensive polarized Raman scattering of SmFeO3 and first-principles calculations enable the assignment of the observed phonon modes to vibrational symmetries and atomic displacements. The assignment of the spectra and their comparison throughout the whole series allows correlating the phonon modes with the orthorhombic structural distortions of RFeO3 perovskites. In particular, the positions of two specific Ag modes scale linearly with the two FeO6 octahedra tilt angles, allowing the distortion throughout the series. At variance with literature, we find that the two octahedra tilt angles scale differently with the vibration frequencies of their respective Ag modes. This behavior as well as the general relations between the tilt angles, the frequencies of the associated modes and the ionic radii are rationalized in a simple Landau model. The reported Raman spectra and associated phonon-mode assignment provide reference data for structural investigations of the whole series of orthoferrites.
Colossal magnetostriction effect in rare-earth orthoferrites
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Homi Bhabha National Institute(萨哈核物理研究所,霍米·巴巴国立研究所);Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(塔塔基础研究院凝聚态物理与材料科学系);Multiscale Microstructure and Mechanics of Materials Division, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute(印度科学工业研究理事会中央玻璃与陶瓷研究所多尺度微观结构与材料力学部)
Spin and lattice dynamics at the spin-reorientation transitions in the rare-earth orthoferrite Sm$_{0.55}$Tb$_{0.45}$FeO$_{3}$
Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences(俄罗斯科学院IOFFE研究所);University of Nizhny Novgorod(下诺夫哥罗德国立大学);Lancaster University(兰卡斯特大学);Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences(俄罗斯科学院光谱学研究所);Ural Federal University(乌拉尔联邦大学);Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院上海陶瓷研究所)
Field-induced spin-flip and spin-flop transitions in NdFeO3
Universidade do Porto(波尔图大学);Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences(捷克科学院物理研究所);Charles University(查理大学);Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences(斯洛伐克科学院实验物理研究所);Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, LNCMI-EMFL, CNRS UPR3228, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Toulouse, Université Toulouse 3, INSA-T(强磁场国家实验室);Synchrotron SOLEIL(SOLEIL同步辐射中心);University of Coimbra(科英布拉大学)
Phonon and crystal field excitations in geometrically frustrated rare earth titanates
本文研究了几种稀土钛酸盐高温超导体的声子和晶场激发。对Gd 2 Ti 2 O 7、Tb 2 Ti 2 O 7、Dy 2 Ti 2 O 7和Ho 2 Ti 2 O 7单晶的磁性测量用于表征,而拉曼光谱和太赫兹时域光谱用于探测材料的激发。晶格激发被发现是类似的化合物在整个温度范围内的调查(295-4 K)。由此产生的全声子表征的R2 Ti 2 O 7烧绿石结构,然后用于识别在材料中观察到的晶体场激发。首次在Tb_2Ti_2O_7晶体中观察到了多种晶场激发,其中包括所有已报道的晶场激发。然而,额外的晶场激发的存在下,表明存在两个不等价的Tb 3+网站在低温结构。此外,在约13 cm-1的晶体场水平被发现是拉曼和偶极活性,表明在系统中的反转对称性破坏,从而破坏其目前的对称性解释。此外,还发现了Tb 2 Ti 2 O 7中存在明显的晶体场-声子耦合的证据.这些发现要求仔细重新评估Tb 2 Ti 2 O 7的低温结构,这可能有助于提高其理论认识。
Comparative high-pressure study on rare-earth entropy fluorite-type oxides
Universitat de Valencia(瓦伦西亚大学);Institut de Ciència dels Materials de la Universitat de València(瓦伦西亚大学材料科学研究所);University of Zagreb(萨格勒布大学);Diamond Light Source Ltd.(钻石光源有限公司);CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility(CELLS-ALBA同步辐射光源设施)
Spin-phonon interactions revisited: Far-infrared emission, Raman scattering, and high-resolution x-ray diffraction at the Néel temperature in LaFeO3
Universidad Nacional de La Plata(拉普拉塔国立大学);European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)(欧洲同步辐射装置);Université Orléans(奥尔良大学);Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC(马德里材料科学研究所)
Field-induced multipolar character in the dipolar ground state of the honeycomb rare-earth chalcohalide NdOF
School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University(兰州大学物理科学与技术学院);Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院物理研究所凝聚态物理国家实验室)
Ultra-narrow optical inhomogeneous linewidth in a stoichiometric rare earth crystal
用35Cl对化学计量比的稀土晶体EuCl_3·6H_2O进行同位素提纯,获得了25MHz的低光学非均匀线宽。有了这样的线宽,一个重要的限制化学计量的稀土晶体被超越:超精细结构的153 Eu的光谱解析,允许整个人口的153 Eu 3+离子被制备在相同的超精细状态使用烧孔技术。这种材料还具有非常高的光密度,并且在氘化时可以具有长的相干时间。这些性质的结合为量子信息的应用提供了新的前景。我们考虑其中的两个,量子记忆和量子多体研究。我们详细介绍了在这些高光学深度晶体中可能的当前存储器协议的性能的改进,以及某些存储器协议,如非共振拉曼存储器,可以首次在固态系统中实现。我们解释了在这种材料中观察到的强激发诱导的相互作用如何类似于在里德伯系统中观察到的相互作用,并描述了这些相互作用如何导致可以使用标准光谱技术观察到的量子多体状态。
Enhanced Superconductivity by Rare-earth Metal-doping in Phenanthrene
我们成功地合成了La和Sm掺杂的菲粉末样品,并在$T_{\rm c}$中发现了6 K左右的超导电性。LaPhenanthrene和SmPhenanthrene的$T_{\rm c}$分别为6.1 K和6.0 K,与$A_3$ Phenanthrene($A$ =K和Rb)和$Ae_{1.5}$ Phenanthrene($Ae$ = Sr和Ba)超导体相比,分别提高了约1 K和0.5 K。镧菲和钐菲的超导屏蔽分数为46.1%$ and 49.8$ % $ at 2 K, respectively. The little effect of the doping of the magnetic ion Sm$ ^{3+} $ on $ T_c $ and the positive pressure dependence coefficient on $ T_{\rm c} $ strongly suggests unconventional superconductivity in the doped phenanthrene superconductors. The charge transfer to organic molecules from dopants of La and Sm induces a redshift of 7 cm$ ^{-1} $ per electr…
Phonon frequency comb close to an isolated Einstein mode in InSiTe3
Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials, Institute of Physics Belgrade(贝尔格莱德物理研究所固态物理与新材料中心);Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid(马德里自治大学理学院材料物理系);Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Jozef Stefan Institute(约泽夫·斯特凡研究所凝聚态物理系);Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical Sciences (SHARPS)(上海物理科学研究院);Center for Correlated Matter and School of Physics, Zhejiang University(浙江大学物理学院相关物质研究中心)