Magnetic Frustration Driven by Itinerancy in Spinel CoV2O4

Lee, J. H.; Ma, J.; Hahn, S. E.; Cao, H. B.; Lee, M.; Hong, Tao; Lee, H. -J.; Yeom, M. S.; Okamoto, S.; Zhou, H. D.; Matsuda, M.; Fishman, R. S.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-17160-0

Title: Magnetic Frustration Driven by Itinerancy in Spinel CoV₂O₄

Journal Article · Thu Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17160-0· OSTI ID:1490821

Lee, J. H. ^[1]; Ma, J. ^[2]; Hahn, S. E. ^[3]; Cao, H. B. ^[4]; Lee, M. ^[1];

^[4]; Lee, H. -J. ^[1]; Yeom, M. S. ^[5]; Okamoto, S. ^[6]; Zhou, H. D. ^[7]; Matsuda, M. ^[4]; Fishman, R. S. ^[6]

Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (Republic of Korea). School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Data Analysis and Visualization Div. and Quantum Condensed Matter Div.
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Condensed Matter Div.
Korea Inst. of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Daejeon (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Applied Research and Network R&D
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Localized spins and itinerant electrons rarely coexist in geometrically-frustrated spinel lattices. They exhibit a complex interplay between localized spins and itinerant electrons. In this paper, we study the origin of the unusual spin structure of the spinel CoV2O4, which stands at the crossover from insulating to itinerant behavior using the first principle calculation and neutron diffraction measurement. In contrast to the expected paramagnetism, localized spins supported by enhanced exchange couplings are frustrated by the effects of delocalized electrons. This frustration produces a non-collinear spin state even without orbital orderings and may be responsible for macroscopic spin-glass behavior. Competing phases can be uncovered by external perturbations such as pressure or magnetic field, which enhances the frustration.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE

Contributing Organization:: Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (Republic of Korea). School of Energy and Chemical Engineering

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1490821

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1509594

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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