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Title: Deviation from the dipole-ice model in the spinel spin-ice candidate MgEr 2 Se 4

Journal Article · · Physical Review B

In spin-ice research, small variations in structure or interactions drive a multitude of different behaviors, yet the collection of known materials relies heavily on the “227” pyrochlore structure. Here, we present thermodynamic, structural, and inelastic-neutron-scattering data on a spin-ice material, MgEr2Se4, which contributes to the relatively underexplored family of rare-earth spinel chalcogenides. X-ray and neutron diffraction confirm a normal spinel structure and place Er3+ moments on an ideal pyrochlore sublattice. Measurement of crystal electric field excitations with inelastic neutron scattering confirms that the moments have perfect Ising character, and further identifies the ground-state Kramers doublet as having dipolar-octupolar form with a significant multipolar character. Heat capacity and magnetic neutron diffuse scattering have icelike features, but are inconsistent with Monte Carlo simulations of the nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor dipolar spin-ice (DSI) models. A significant remnant entropy is observed as T → 0 K, but again falls short of the full Pauling expectation for DSI, unless significant disorder is added. We show that these observations are fully in line with what has been recently reported for CdEr2Se4, and point to the importance of quantum fluctuations in these materials.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists (WDTS)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC05-06OR23100
OSTI ID:
1530118
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1509504
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 99, Issue 13; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 3 works
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