Rawl, R., Ge, L., Lu, Z. orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-5221 et al. (8 more authors) (2019) Ba8 MnNb6 O24: A model two-dimensional spin- 5/2 triangular lattice antiferromagnet. Physical Review Materials, 3 (5). 054412. ISSN 2475-9953
Abstract
We successfully synthesized and characterized the triangular lattice antiferromagnet Ba8MnNb6O24, which comprises equilateral spin-52Mn2+ triangular layers separated by six nonmagnetic Nb5+ layers. The detailed susceptibility, specific heat, elastic and inelastic neutron scattering measurements, and spin-wave theory simulation on this system reveal that it has a 120 ordering ground state below TN=1.45K with in-plane nearest-neighbor exchange interaction ≈0.11meV. While the large separation 18.9 Å between magnetic layers makes the interlayer exchange interaction virtually zero, our results suggest that a weak easy-plane anisotropy is the driving force for the km=(1/3,1/3,0) magnetic ordering. The magnetic properties of Ba8MnNb6O24, along with its classical excitation spectra, contrast with the related triple perovskite Ba3MnNb2O9, which shows easy-axis anisotropy, and the isostructural compound Ba8CoNb6O24, in which the effective spin-12Co2+ spins do not order down to 60 mK and in which the spin dynamics shows signs of strong quantum effects.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 American Physical Society. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2020 13:09 |
Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2020 13:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society (APS) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/physrevmaterials.3.054412 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:167057 |