Low-temperature and dynamic magnetism of highly frustrated 5d2Li4MgOsO6 polymorphs in comparison with 5d3Li3Mg2OsO6

Gia T. Tran, Phuong Hieu T. Nguyen, Charles J. Bloed, Michael E. Evans, Jamie A. Anczarski, William P. Martin, Jefferson Toro, Demetrios V. Papakostas, James Beare, Murray N. Wilson, John E. Greedan, Graeme M. Luke, Thomas Gredig, Jeremy P. Carlo, Shahab Derakhshan

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Abstract

Geometric magnetic frustration has attracted substantial interest due to the exotic physics and rich phase diagrams revealed by the cancellation of normally dominant magnetic interactions, giving impetus for the search for novel frustrated systems, most often based on antiferromagnetic correlations between magnetic ions decorating triangular or tetrahedral lattices. We report here low-temperature magnetic susceptibility and muon spin relaxation results on Li4MgOsO6 and Li3Mg2OsO6, members of the A5BO6 rock-salt ordered family of frustrated materials. In Li3Mg2OsO6 we find spin freezing below 12 K. In Li4MgOsO6, which can crystallize into either orthorhombic Fddd or monoclinic C2/m crystal symmetries depending on synthesis conditions, we find magnetism consistent with glassylike behavior dominating below 2 K, with partial ordering and evidence for dynamics at somewhat higher temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number184401
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume98
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

S.D. is grateful for financial support from NSF-DMR-RUI Award No. 1601811. S.D. and T.G. also acknowledge support from W. M. Keck Foundation for establishment of the Keck Energy Materials Program at CSULB. J.P.C. acknowledges support from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (Cottrell College Science Award No. 23314). We thank the TRIUMF CMMS for assistance with experiments.

FundersFunder number
NSF-DMR-RUI1601811
W. M. Keck Foundation
Research Corporation for Science Advancement23314

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