Abstract
Changes in pressure and magnetic field in the orbital and magnetic ordering temperatures of RVO3 perovskites are reported; they reveal a competition between two magnetic orbitally ordered phases that have opposite preferences for the e-orbital component in the localized T1g3 ground state of the V3+ ion. This competition is shown to be biased by the VO6/2 site distortion intrinsic to the orthorhombic structure. A remarkable enhancement of TN with pressure is found where the competition leads to enhanced orbital critical fluctuations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 156401 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| State | Published - Oct 8 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |