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    Canted antiferromagnetism in high purity NaFeF3\mathrm{NaFeF_3} prepared by a novel wet-chemical synthesis method

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    We report a novel synthesis method for, and structural and magnetic characterization of the fluoroperovskite NaFeF3\mathrm{NaFeF_3}. We have developed a wet-chemical method that allows preparation of large volumes of air-sensitive fluoroperovskites with high purity. NaFeF3\mathrm{NaFeF_3} has a N\'eel temperature (TNT_N) of 90 K and a Weiss constant (θ\theta) of -124 K, corresponding to dominant antiferromagnetic interactions. Below TNT_N, a slight difference is observed between zero-field and field cooled samples, indicating spin-canting and weak ferromagnetism. AC magnetometry confirms that weak ferromagnetism is inherent to NaFeF3\mathrm{NaFeF_3} and not due to impurities. From powder neutron diffraction data, we describe the magnetic structure precisely as a weakly canted G-type (magnetic space group PnmaPn'ma'). A ferromagnetic component is allowed in PnmaPn'ma', however, this component may be absent in zero magnetic fields and is too small to be confirmed on the basis of powder neutron diffraction data.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figure

    The average and local structure of TiVCrNbDx (x = 0, 2.2, 8) from total scattering and neutron spectroscopy

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    TiVCrNbHxは侵入型水素化物として高い体積水素密度を示すが、実効的な繰り返し水素吸蔵放出量は理論値の2/3程度である。本研究ではTiVCrNbDx, x=0, 2.2, 8の水素残留サイトをどのように不安定化させるかを解明することを目的として全散乱測定とリバースモンテカルロ法による構造モデリングで局所構造を調べた。解析の結果、部分的に水素放出した重水素化物は体心正方晶で重水素は四面体と八面体の両方のサイトに低占有率で存在していることが示された。非弾性中性子散乱と密度汎関数理論計算の結果はTiVCrNbH2.4では振動状態密度が非常に多様であることを示しており、水素原子が近くのサイト間を移動する可能性があることが示唆された
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