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Universal Magnetic Structure of the Half-Magnetization Phase in Cr-Based Spinels

M. Matsuda, K. Ohoyama, S. Yoshii, H. Nojiri, P. Frings, F. Duc, B. Vignolle, G. L. J. A. Rikken, L.-P. Regnault, S.-H. Lee, H. Ueda, and Y. Ueda
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 047201 – Published 26 January 2010

Abstract

Using an elastic neutron scattering technique under a pulsed magnetic field up to 30 T, we determined the magnetic structure in the half-magnetization plateau phase in the spinel CdCr2O4. The magnetic structure has a cubic P4332 symmetry, which is the same as that observed in HgCr2O4. This suggests that despite their different zero-field ground states a universal field-induced spin-lattice coupling mechanism is at work in the Cr-based spinels.

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  • Received 16 July 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.047201

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Matsuda1, K. Ohoyama2, S. Yoshii2, H. Nojiri2, P. Frings3, F. Duc3, B. Vignolle3, G. L. J. A. Rikken3, L.-P. Regnault4, S.-H. Lee5, H. Ueda6, and Y. Ueda6

  • 1Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
  • 2Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
  • 3Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, UPR3228 CNRS-INSA-UJF-UPS, Grenoble & Toulouse, France
  • 4CEA-Grenoble, INAC-SPSMS-MDN, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
  • 5Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4714, USA
  • 6The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

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Vol. 104, Iss. 4 — 29 January 2010

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    (a) A schematic diagram of the [111] and [11¯0] horizontal scattering plane that was used for our neutron scattering measurements. The external pulsed magnetic field, H, was applied horizontally 7° away from the [111] direction as shown by an arrow. The open circles represent commensurate wave vector positions, and the filled circles represent the (0, δ, 1) incommensurate magnetic Bragg positions observed for zero magnetic field. (b) Our elastic neutron scattering data taken with H=0 at 2 K along the (1.04+h, 1.04+h, h) as shown by an arrow in (a).Reuse & Permissions
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    Time dependence of the magnetic field [solid (red) lines] and neutron counts (●) measured at (1.0675, 1.0125, 0.0275) and (1, 1, 0) reflections at the initial temperature T=2.5K. The corresponding magnetic field is shown on the right y axis. The measurements were performed over 200 and 150 magnetic-field pulses for (1.0675, 1.0125, 0.0275) and (1, 1, 0) reflections, respectively, and the data were summed. Binning times were 200 and 80μs for (1.0675, 1.0125, 0.0275) and (1, 1, 0) reflections, respectively. The vertical dotted lines are drawn at the times corresponding nominally to the critical field, Hc=28T. The horizontal dashed lines represent the background levels determined at wave vectors away from the reflection positions. The gray thick lines are guides for the eye.Reuse & Permissions
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    Magnetic-field dependence of the peak intensity of the (a) (1.0675, 1.0125, 0.0275), (b) (1, 1, 0), and (c) (2, 2, 0) reflections measured at T=2.5K with the ascending (●) and descending (○) field. For better statistics, binning times were 200, 80, and 80μs for (1.0675, 1.0125, 0.0275), (1, 1, 0), and (2, 2, 0) reflections, respectively. The vertical dotted lines are drawn at the times corresponding nominally to the critical field, Hc=28T. The horizontal dashed lines represent background intensity.Reuse & Permissions
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    Magnetic structures with cubic P4332 (a) and rhombohedral R3¯m (b) symmetries. Open and filled circles represent up and down spins, respectively. Each tetrahedron has three up and one down spins.Reuse & Permissions
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