Impact of stoichiometry of Yb2Ti2O7 on its physical properties

Arpino, K. E.; Trump, B. A.; Scheie, A. O.; McQueen, T. M.; Koohpayeh, S. M.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.95.094407

Title: Impact of stoichiometry of ${Yb}_{2} {Ti}_{2} O_{7}$ on its physical properties

Journal Article · Wed Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.95.094407· OSTI ID:1535869

Arpino, K. E. ^[1]; Trump, B. A. ^[1]; Scheie, A. O. ^[2]; McQueen, T. M. ^[3]; Koohpayeh, S. M. ^[2]

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Inst. for Quantum Matter. Dept. of Chemistry
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Inst. for Quantum Matter. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Inst. for Quantum Matter. Dept. of Chemistry. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering

A series of $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2+x}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2{-}x}{\mathrm{O}}_{7{-}{\delta}}$$ doped samples demonstrates the effects of off-stoichiometry on $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$'s structure, properties, and magnetic ground state via x-ray diffraction, specific heat, and magnetization measurements. A stoichiometric single crystal of $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$ grown by the traveling solvent floating zone technique (solvent = 30 wt % rutile $${\mathrm{TiO}}_{2}$$ and 70 wt % $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$) is characterized and evaluated in light of this series. Our data shows that upon positive $$x$$ doping, the cubic lattice parameter $$a$$ increases and the Curie-Weiss temperature $${{\theta}}_{\mathrm{CW}}$$ decreases. Heat capacity measurements of stoichiometric $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$ samples exhibit a sharp, first-order peak at $T=268$(4) mK that is suppressed in magnitude and temperature in samples doped off ideal stoichiometry. The full entropy recovered per Yb ion is 5.7 J $${\mathrm{K}}^{{-}1}{\approx}Rln2$$. Our work establishes the effects of doping on $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$'s physical properties, which provides further evidence indicating that previous crystals grown by the traditional floating zone method are doped off ideal stoichiometry. Additionally, we present how to grow high-quality colorless single crystals of $${\mathrm{Yb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$$ by the traveling solvent floating zone growth method.

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Research Organization:: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 95, Issue 9; ISSN 2469-9950

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