One-dimensional short-range magnetic correlations in the magnetoelectric pyroxeneCaMnGe 2 O 6
Author(s) -
Lei Ding,
Claire V. Colin,
Céline Darie,
J. Robert,
Frédéric Gay,
P. Bordet
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
physical review. b./physical review. b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.78
H-Index - 465
eISSN - 2469-9969
pISSN - 2469-9950
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.93.064423
Subject(s) - antiferromagnetism , condensed matter physics , magnetic susceptibility , materials science , physics , crystallography , chemistry
International audienceWe have investigated the magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of CaMnGe2O6 by means of powder neutron diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and electrical polarization measurements. The presence of one-dimensional short-range magnetic correlations within the MnO6 octahedra chains well above long-range antiferromagnetic ordering (15 K) was evidenced. A one-dimensional antiferromagnetic correlation model along the zigzag chains was developed to fit the diffuse magnetic scattering. The linear magnetoelectric effect and pertinent ferrotoroidicity, allowed by the magnetic symmetry (C2′/c), have been verified experimentally and theoretically
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