The magnetic order of a manganese vanadate system with two-dimensional striped triangular lattice

V. Ovidiu Garlea, Michael A. McGuire, Liurukara D. Sanjeewa, Daniel M. Pajerowski, Feng Ye, Joseph W. Kolis

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Abstract

Results of magnetization and neutron diffraction measurements of the manganese vanadate system Mn5(VO4)2(OH)4 are reported. The crystal structure of this compound contains triangular [Mn3O13] building blocks that produce two-dimensional Mn2+ magnetic networks with striped triangular topologies. The Mn sheets are connected through the nonmagnetic vanadate tetrahedra extending along the a-axis. Magnetization measurements performed on single crystals reveal the onset of a long-range antiferromagnetic order below approximately 45 K. The magnetic structure is Néel-type with nearest-neighbor Mn atoms coupled via three or four antiferromagnetic bonds. The magnetic moments are confined within the layers and are oriented parallel to the b direction. The magnitudes of ordered moments are reduced, presumably by geometrical frustration and the low-dimensionality of the lattice structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101407
JournalAIP Advances
Volume8
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2018

Funding

Work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division (for macroscopic characterization) and Scientific User Facilities Division (for neutron scattering studies). The authors also acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation under grant no. DMR-1410727. Authors thanks A. Savici for the help provided with the CORELLI data processing.

FundersFunder number
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
US Department of Energy
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences1410727
Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering

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