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arXiv 1808.09155cond-mat.str-el
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稀土四元钙钛矿锰氧化物$R$ Mn $_7$ O $_{12}$的磁性结构

The magnetic structures of rare-earth quadruple perovskite manganites $R$Mn$_7$O$_{12}$

R. D. Johnson, D. D. Khalyavin, P. Manuel, L. Zhang, K. Yamaura, A. A. Belik

摘要:

本文报道了四元钙钛矿锰氧化物$R$ Mn $_7$ O $_{12}$的中子粉末衍射研究,其中$R$ = La,Ce,Nd,Sm,Eu。我们发现,在所有测量的化合物伴随的$A$和$B$锰亚晶格的磁有序发生在低于N $\mathrm{\acute{e}}$ EL温度冷却。相应的磁结构是共线的,如在体磁化测量中观察到的,每个公式单元具有一个未补偿的Mn $^{3+}$矩。结果表明,LaMn $_7$ O $_{12}$和NdMn $_7$ O $_{12}$在低温下都发生了第二次磁相变,这导致了$B$亚晶格磁矩的倾斜,这种倾斜在LaMn $_7$ O $_{12}$中是公度的,而在NdMn $_7$ O $_{12}$中是不公度的.这种自旋倾斜与源自$B$位置轨道顺序的磁不稳定性一致。此外,NdMn $_7$ O $_{12}$显示了第三个磁相变,在该第三个磁相变中,Nd亚晶格的长程有序改变了无公度自旋倾斜的周期性。我们的研究结果表明,过渡金属磁性,轨道顺序,和晶格,这可能是微调阳离子取代和稀土磁性之间的相互作用。

英文摘要:

We report a neutron powder diffraction study of $R$Mn$_7$O$_{12}$ quadruple perovskite manganites with $R$ = La, Ce, Nd, Sm, and Eu. We show that in all measured compounds concomitant magnetic ordering of the $A$ and $B$ manganese sublattices occurs on cooling below the N$\mathrm{\acute{e}}$el temperature. The respective magnetic structures are collinear, with one uncompensated Mn$^{3+}$ moment per formula unit as observed in bulk magnetisation measurements. We show that both LaMn$_7$O$_{12}$ and NdMn$_7$O$_{12}$ undergo a second magnetic phase transition at low temperature, which introduces a canting of the $B$ site sublattice moments that is commensurate in LaMn$_7$O$_{12}$ and incommensurate in NdMn$_7$O$_{12}$. This spin canting is consistent with a magnetic instability originating in the $B$ site orbital order. Furthermore, NdMn$_7$O$_{12}$ displays a third magnetic phase transition at which long range ordering of the Nd sublattice modifies the periodicity of the incommensurate spin canting. Our results demonstrate a rich interplay between transition metal magnetism, orbital order, and the crystal lattice, which may be fine tuned by cation substitution and rare earth magnetism.

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