Temperature- and field-driven spin reorientations in triple-layer ruthenate Sr4Ru3O10

Zhu, Mengze; Li, P. G.; Wang, Y.; Cao, Huibo B.; Tian, Wei; Zhang, H. D.; Phelan, B. D.; Mao, Z. Q.; Ke, Xianglin

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22247-3

Temperature- and field-driven spin reorientations in triple-layer ruthenate Sr₄Ru₃O₁₀

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22247-3· OSTI ID:1468096

^[1]; Li, P. G. ^[2]; Wang, Y. ^[2]; Cao, Huibo B. ^[3]; ^[3]; Zhang, H. D. ^[1]; Phelan, B. D. ^[1]; Mao, Z. Q. ^[2]; Ke, Xianglin ^[1]

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States). Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division

Sr₄Ru₃O₁₀, the n = 3 member of the Ruddlesden-Popper type ruthenate Sr_n+1Ru _n O_3n+1, is known to exhibit a peculiar metamagnetic transition in an in-plane magnetic field. However, the nature of both the temperature- and field-dependent phase transitions remains as a topic of debate. Here, we have investigated the magnetic transitions of Sr₄Ru₃O₁₀ via single-crystal neutron diffraction measurements. At zero field, we find that the system undergoes a ferromagnetic transition with both in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic components at T_c ≈ 100 K. Below T * = 50 K, the magnetic moments incline continuously toward the out-of-plane direction. At T = 1.5 K, where the spins are nearly aligned along the c axis, a spin reorientation occurs above a critical field Bc, giving rise to a spin component perpendicular to the plane defined by the field direction and the c axis. We suggest that both the temperature- and field-driven spin reorientations are associated with a change in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, which is strongly coupled to the lattice degrees of freedom. This study elucidates the long-standing puzzles on the zero-field magnetic orders of Sr₄Ru₃O₁₀ and provides new insights into the nature of the field-induced metamagnetic transition.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0012432

OSTI ID:: 1468096

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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