Thermal expansion and pressure effect in MnWO4

R. P. Chaudhury, F. Yen, C. R. dela Cruz, B. Lorenz, Y. Q. Wang, Y. Y. Sun, C. W. Chu

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Abstract

MnWO4 has attracted attention because of its ferroelectric property induced by frustrated helical spin order. Strong spin-lattice interaction is necessary to explain ferroelectricity associated with this type of magnetic order. We have conducted thermal expansion measurements along the a, b, c axes revealing the existence of strong anisotropic lattice anomalies at T1 = 7.8 K, the temperature of the magnetic lock-in transition into a commensurate low-temperature (reentrant paraelectric) phase. The effect of hydrostatic pressure up to 1.8 GPa on the FE phase is investigated by measuring the dielectric constant and the FE polarization. The low-temperature commensurate and paraelectric phase is stabilized and the stability range of the ferroelectric phase is diminished under pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1428-1430
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume403
Issue number5-9
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • MnWO
  • Multiferroics
  • Pressure effect
  • Thermal expansion

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