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Non-collinear long-range magnetic ordering in HgCr2S4
The low-temperature magnetic structure of \HG has been studied by
high-resolution powder neutron diffraction. Long-range incommensurate magnetic
order sets in at T22K with propagation vector
\textbf{k}=(0,0,0.18). On cooling below T, the propagation vector
increases and saturates at the commensurate value \textbf{k}=(0,0,0.25). The
magnetic structure below T consists of ferromagnetic layers in the
\textit{ab}-plane stacked in a spiral arrangement along the \textit{c}-axis.
Symmetry analysis using corepresentations theory reveals a point group symmetry
in the ordered magnetic phase of 422 (D), which is incompatible with
macroscopic ferroelectricity. This finding indicates that the spontaneous
electric polarization observed experimentally cannot be coupled to the magnetic
order parameter
Inelastic neutron scattering studies of the quantum frustrated magnet clinoatacamite, -Cu2(OD)3Cl, a proposed valence bond solid (VBS)
The frustrated magnet clinoatacamite, -Cu(OH)Cl, is
attracting a lot of interest after suggestions that at low temperature it forms
an exotic quantum state termed a Valence Bond Solid (VBS) made from dimerised
Cu () spins.\cite{Lee_clinoatacamite} Key to the arguments
surrounding this proposal were suggestions that the kagom\'e planes in the
magnetic pyrochlore lattice of clinoatacamite are only weakly coupled, causing
the system to behave as a quasi-2-dimensional magnet. This was reasoned from
the near 95 angles made at the bridging oxygens that mediate exchange
between the Cu ions that link the kagom\'e planes.
Recent work pointed out that this exchange model is inappropriate for
-Cu(OH)Cl, where the oxygen is present as a
-OH.\cite{Wills_JPC} Further, it used symmetry calculations and neutron
powder diffraction to show that the low temperature magnetic structure (
K) was canted and involved significant spin ordering on all the Cu
spins, which is incompatible with the interpretation of simultaneous VBS and
N\'eel ordering. Correspondingly, clinoatacamite is best considered a distorted
pyrochlore magnet. In this report we show detailed inelastic neutron scattering
spectra and revisit the responses of this frustrated quantum magnet.Comment: Proceedings of The International Conference on Highly Frustrated
Magnetism 2008 (HFM2008
Probing the strongly correlated magnetic state of CoC nanoparticles at low temperatures using SR
CoC nanoparticles (NPs) are amongst transition metal carbides whose
magnetic properties have not been well explored. A recent study by Nirmal Roy
et al. [1] showed that a collection of CoC NPs exhibit an exchange bias
(EB) effect below T = 50 K and also a spin glass (SG) state below
T = 5 K. We use magnetic, electrical transport, specific heat, and muon
spin rotation (SR) measurements to explore further the magnetic properties
of these NPs. We uncover the onset of Kondo localization at Kondo temperature
T (= 40.1 K), near the onset of EB effect. A crossover from the
Kondo-screened scenario to an RKKY interaction-dominated regime is also
observed for T < T. Specific heat measurements confirm Kondo localization
and heavy fermionic nature in CoC at low T. At low T, zero field SR
spectra reveal a dominant magnetically disordered fraction with slow relaxation
and a smaller fraction with short-range order exhibiting fast relaxation, with
no evidence of long-range magnetic order. We observe an increase in this fast
relaxation rate between T and T, suggesting a slowing down of the
fluctuating local magnetic environment around muons. Transverse field SR
spectra show the emergence of a stable, multi-peaked local magnetic field
distribution below T. Longitudinal field SR spectra shows distinct
changes in the dynamics of fluctuations suggesting the presence of a frozen
glassy like state below 6 K. Our results suggest that below T, CoC
NPs pellet develops a magnetic interface, separating disordered and short-range
order fractions. The Exchange interaction that sets in below T at the
interface couples them and suppresses the fluctuations. With the suppression of
magnetic fluctuations below T, strong correlation effects in the
electronic state of CoC lead to Kondo localization.Comment: 37 Pages, 11 Figure
Prolate and temperature-responsive self-assemblies of amphiphilic random copolymers with perfluoroalkyl and polyoxyethylene side chains in solution
Two amphiphilic random copolymers, PEGMAx-co-FAy (x = 90 and 70 mol%), were synthesized by ATRP and their solutions were investigated as a function of solvent, concentration and temperature by DLS and SANS analyses. Both copolymers self-assembled in nanostructures by single-chain folding in water solutions over a wide range of temperatures. The values of the DLS hydrodynamic radius and the SANS radius of gyration were found to be ~4 nm and ~3.4–3.7 nm, respectively. Moreover, SANS showed the self-folded nanoassemblies to be prolated spheroids with ratio of polar/equatorial axes ~5:1 for PEGMA90-co-FA10 and ~2:1 for PEGMA70-co-FA30. On heating above a critical temperature Tc, multi-chain microassemblies were formed that reverted back to nanoassemblies on cooling below Tc. This temperature-responsive transition was fully and sharply reversible
Ab Initio Calculations of the Walls Shear Strength of Carbon Nanotubes
The dependence of the energy of interwall interaction in double-walled carbon
nanotubes (DWNT) on the relative position of walls has been calculated using
the density functional method. This dependence is used to evaluate forces that
are necessary for the relative telescopic motion of walls and to calculate the
shear strength of DWNT for the relative sliding of walls along the nanotube
axis and for their relative rotation about this axis. The possibility of
experimental verification of the obtained results is discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Interfacial structure and half-metallic ferromagnetism in Co2MnSi-based magnetic tunnel junctions
Copyright © 2006 The American Physical SocietyX-ray absorption (XAS) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) techniques are utilized to explore the ferromagnetic/barrier interface in Co2MnSi full Heusler alloy magnetic tunnel junctions. Structural and magnetic properties of the interface region are studied as a function of the degree of site disorder in the alloy and for different degrees of barrier oxidation. Photoelectron scattering features that depend upon the degree of L2(1) ordering are observed in the XAS spectra. Additionally, the moments per 3d hole for Co and Mn atoms are found to be a sensitive function of both the degree of L2(1) ordering and the barrier oxidation state. Significantly, a multiplet structure is observed in the XMCD spectra that indicates a degree of localization of the moments and may result from the half-metallic ferromagnetism (HMF) in the alloy. The magnitude of this multiplet structure appears to vary with preparation conditions and could be utilized to ascertain the role of the constituent atoms in producing the HMF, and to examine methods for preserving the half-metallic state after barrier preparation. The changes in the magnetic structure caused by barrier oxidation could be reversed by inserting a thin Mg interface layer in order to suppress the oxidation of Mn in the Co2MnSi layer
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