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Antisite Disorder-induced Exchange Bias Effect in Multiferroic Y2CoMnO6
Exchange bias effect in the ferromagnetic double perovskite compound
YCoMnO, which is also a multiferroic, is reported. The exchange bias,
observed below 8~K, is explained as arising due to the interface effect between
the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic clusters created by {\it antisite}
disorder in this material. Below 8~K, prominent ferromagnetic hysteresis with
metamagnetic "steps" and significant coercive field, 10~kOe are
observed in this compound which has a 75~K. A model based on
growth of ferromagnetic domains overcoming the elastic energy of structurally
pinned magnetic interfaces, which closely resembles martensitic-like
transitions, is adapted to explain the observed effects. The role of {\it
antisite} disorder in creating the domain structure leading to exchange bias
effect is highlighted in the present work.Comment: 4 pages two-column, 4 figures, accepted to Appl. Phys. Let
Spin Freezing in the Spin Liquid Compound FeAl2O4
Spin freezing in the -site spinel FeAlO which is a spin liquid
candidate is studied using remnant magnetization and nonlinear magnetic
susceptibility and isofield cooling and heating protocols. The remnant
magnetization behavior of FeAlO differs significantly from that of a
canonical spin glass which is also supported by analysis of the nonlinear
magnetic susceptibility term . Through the power-law analysis of
, a spin-freezing temperature, = 11.40.9~K and critical
exponent, = 1.480.59 are obtained. Cole-Cole analysis of magnetic
susceptibility shows the presence of broad spin relaxation times in
FeAlO, however, the irreversible dc susceptibility plot discourages an
interpretation based on conventional spin glass features. The magnetization
measured using the cooling-and-heating-in-unequal-fields protocol brings more
insight to the magnetic nature of this frustrated magnet and reveals
unconventional glassy behaviour. Combining our results, we arrive at the
conclusion that the present sample of FeAlO consists of a majority spin
liquid phase with "glassy" regions embedded.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figs, 2-column, Accepted to Phys. Rev.
Large Magnetoresistance and Jahn Teller effect in SrFeCoO
Neutron diffraction measurement on the spin glass double perovskite
SrFeCoO reveals site disorder as well as Co intermediate spin
state. In addition, multiple valence states of Fe and Co are confirmed through
M\"{o}ssbauer and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The structural disorder and
multiple valence lead to competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic
interactions and subsequently to a spin glass state, which is reflected in the
form of an additional -linear contribution at low temperatures in specific
heat. A clear evidence of Jahn-Teller distortion at the Co-O complex
is observed and incorporating the physics of Jahn-Teller effect, the presence
of localized magnetic moment is shown. A large, negative and anomalous
magnetoresistance of 63% at 14K in 12T applied field is observed for
SrFeCoO. The observed magnetoresistance could be explained by applying
a semi-empirical fit consisting of a negative and a positive contribution and
show that the negative magnetoresistance is due to spin scattering of carriers
by localized magnetic moments in the spin glass phase
Glassy Dielectric Response in Tb_2NiMnO_6 Double Perovskite with Similarities to a Griffiths Phase
Frequency-dependent and temperature-dependent dielectric measurements are
performed on double perovskite TbNiMnO. The real () and
imaginary () parts of dielectric permittivity show three plateaus
suggesting dielectric relaxation originating from bulk, grain boundaries and
the sample-electrode interfaces respectively. The temperature and frequency
variation of and are successfully simulated by a
circuit model. The complex plane of impedance, -, is simulated using a
series network with a resistor and a constant phase element. Through the
analysis of frequency-dependent dielectric constant using modified-Debye model,
different relaxation regimes are identified. Temperature dependence of dc
conductivity also presents a clear change in slope at, . Interestingly,
compares with the temperature at which an anomaly occurs in the phonon
modes and the Griffiths temperature for this compound. The components and
corresponding to the bulk and the parameter from modified-Debye
fit tend support to this hypothesis. Though these results cannot be interpreted
as magnetoelectric coupling, the relationship between lattice and magnetism is
marked.Comment: Accepted in Europhysics Letter
Double-phase transition and giant positive magnetoresistance in the quasi-skutterudite GdIrSn
The magnetic, thermodynamic and electrical/thermal transport properties of
the caged-structure quasi-skutterudite GdIrSn are
re-investigated. The magnetization , specific heat and the
resistivity reveal a double-phase transition -- at 10~K
and at 8.8~K -- which was not observed in the previous report on
this compound. The antiferromagnetic transition is also visible in the thermal
transport data, thereby suggesting a close connection between the electronic
and lattice degrees of freedom in this Sn-based quasi-skutterudite. The
temperature dependence of is analyzed in terms of a power-law for
resistivity pertinent to Fermi liquid picture. Giant, positive
magnetoresistance (MR) 80 is observed in GdIrSn at
2~K with the application of 9~T. The giant MR and the double magnetic
transition can be attributed to the quasi-cages and layered antiferromagnetic
structure of GdIrSn vulnerable to structural distortions and/or
dipolar or spin-reorientation effects. The giant value of MR observed in this
class of 3:4:13 type alloys, especially in a Gd-compound, is the highlight of
this work.Comment: 20 pages single column, 7 figures, 1 table; Accepted to J. Appl.
Phys., 201
Approaching the Ground State of Frustrated A-site Spinels: A Combined Magnetization and Polarized Neutron Scattering Study
We re-investigate the magnetically frustrated, {\it
diamond-lattice-antiferromagnet} spinels FeAlO and MnAlO using
magnetization measurements and diffuse scattering of polarized neutrons. In
FeAlO, macroscopic measurements evidence a "cusp" in zero field-cooled
susceptibility around 13~K. Dynamic magnetic susceptibility and {\it memory
effect} experiments provide results that do not conform with a canonical
spin-glass scenario in this material. Through polarized neutron scattering
studies, absence of long-range magnetic order down to 4~K is confirmed in
FeAlO. By modeling the powder averaged differential magnetic neutron
scattering cross-section, we estimate that the spin-spin correlations in this
compound extend up to the third nearest-neighbour shell. The estimated value of
the Land\'{e} factor points towards orbital contributions from Fe.
This is also supported by a Curie-Weiss analysis of the magnetic
susceptibility. MnAlO, on the contrary, undergoes a magnetic phase
transition into a long-range ordered state below 40~K, which is
confirmed by macroscopic measurements and polarized neutron diffraction.
However, the polarized neutron studies reveal the existence of prominent
spin-fluctuations co-existing with long-range antiferromagnetic order. The
magnetic diffuse intensity suggests a similar short range order as in
FeAlO. Results of the present work supports the importance of spin-spin
correlations in understanding magnetic response of frustrated magnets like
-site spinels which have predominant short-range spin correlations
reminiscent of the "spin liquid" state.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figures, double-column, accepted in Phys. Rev. B, 201
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