Neutron diffraction study on magnetic structures and transitions in Sr2Cr3As2O2

Liu, Juanjuan; Wang, Jinchen; Sheng, Jieming; Ye, Feng; Taddei, Keith M.; Fernandez-Baca, Jamie A.; Luo, Wei; Sun, Guang -Ai; Wang, Zhi -Cheng; Jiang, Hao; Cao, Guang -Han; Bao, Wei

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.134416

Neutron diffraction study on magnetic structures and transitions in ${Sr}_{2} {Cr}_{3} {As}_{2} O_{2}$

Journal Article · Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.134416· OSTI ID:1479776

Liu, Juanjuan ^[1]; Wang, Jinchen ^[1]; Sheng, Jieming ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[3]; Luo, Wei ^[4]; Sun, Guang -Ai ^[5]; Wang, Zhi -Cheng ^[6]; Jiang, Hao ^[7]; Cao, Guang -Han ^[6]; Bao, Wei ^[1]

Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China)
Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China); Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China)
China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China)
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China)
Xiangtan Univ., Xiangtan (China)

Sr₂Cr₃As₂O₂ is composed of alternating square-lattice CrO₂ and Cr₂As₂ stacking layers, where CrO₂ is isostructural to the CuO₂ building-block of cuprate high-T_c superconductors and Cr₂As₂ to Fe₂As₂ of Fe-based superconductors. Current interest in this material is raised by theoretic prediction of possible superconductivity. In this neutron powder diffraction study, we discovered that magnetic moments of Cr(II) ions in the Cr₂As₂ sublattice develop a C-type antiferromagnetic structure below 590 K, and the moments of Cr(I) in the CrO₂ sublattice form the La₂CuO₄-like antiferromagnetic order below 291 K. The staggered magnetic moment 2.19(4)μ_B/Cr(II) in the more itinerant Cr₂As₂ layer is smaller than 3.10(6)μ_B/Cr(I) in the more localized CrO₂ layer. Furthermore, different from previous expectations, a spin-flop transition of the Cr(II) magnetic order observed at 291 K indicates a strong coupling between the CrO₂ and Cr₂As₂ magnetic subsystems.

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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

OSTI ID:: 1479776

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 98; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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