Abstract
Y2CoRuO6 was synthesized as a B-site ordered double perovskite with distorted monoclinic P21/n symmetry and an average tilting of the CoO6 and RuO6 octahedra of ψ = 19.7°. DC magnetization measurements show a ferrimagnetic transition at around 82 K. Although long-range ferrimagntic order is supported by neutron diffraction studies, aging phenomena in time-dependent isothermal magnetization, frequency dependence of AC susceptibility, and a smeared peak in the specific heat together reveal spin glass-like dynamics. The magnetic subtleties resemble chaotic behavior as previously observed in some ferro- or ferrimagnetic materials that exhibit spin glass-like dynamics. It is argued that the magnetic dynamics in Y2CoRuO6 mainly stem from competition between antiferromagnetic Co-O-(Ru)-O-Co/Ru-O-(Co)-O-Ru and antiferromagnetic Co-O-Ru interactions, besides a degree of Co:Ru antisite disorder. Herein, the B-site ordered Y2CoRuO6 offers a model to explore the intriguing dynamics in correlated 3d-4d transition metal double perovskites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7047-7054 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 23 2018 |
Funding
This work was supported by NSF-DMR-1507252 grant. The works at IOPCAS were supported by NSF & MOST of China through research projects. Portions of this research used U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facilities as follows: The Advanced Photon Source (Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357); NSLS-I (DE-AC02-98CH10886); NSLS-II (DE-SC0012704); High Flux Isotope Reactor, operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge J.-G. Cheng, Y. W. Long, and J. Friedland for helpful discussions.