Competing Ferri- and Antiferromagnetic phases in geometrically frustrated LuFe 2O 4

  • J. De Groot
  • , K. Marty
  • , M. D. Lumsden
  • , A. D. Christianson
  • , S. E. Nagler
  • , S. Adiga
  • , W. J.H. Borghols
  • , K. Schmalzl
  • , Z. Yamani
  • , S. R. Bland
  • , R. De Souza
  • , U. Staub
  • , W. Schweika
  • , Y. Su
  • , M. Angst

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Abstract

We present a detailed study of magnetism in LuFe 2O 4, combining magnetization measurements with neutron and soft x-ray diffraction. The magnetic phase diagram in the vicinity of T N involves a metamagnetic transition separating an antiferro- and a ferrimagnetic phase. For both phases the spin structure is refined by neutron diffraction. Observed diffuse magnetic scattering far above T N is explained in terms of near degeneracy of the magnetic phases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number037206
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume108
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 20 2012

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