Superdislocations and point defects in pyrochlore Yb2Ti2O7 single crystals and implication on magnetic ground states

Shafieizadeh, Zahra; Xin, Yan; Koohpayeh, Seyed M.; Huang, Qing; Zhou, Haidong

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35283-w

Title: Superdislocations and point defects in pyrochlore Yb2Ti2O7 single crystals and implication on magnetic ground states

Journal Article · Wed Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35283-w· OSTI ID:1619490

Shafieizadeh, Zahra; Xin, Yan; Koohpayeh, Seyed M.; Huang, Qing; Zhou, Haidong

This study reports atomic-scale characterization of structural defects in Yb₂Ti₂O₇, a pyrochlore oxide whose subtle magnetic interactions is prone to small perturbations. Due to discrepancies in the reported magnetic ground states, it has become a pressing issue to determine the nature of defects in this system. In the present study, we use atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques to identify the type of defects in the ytterbium titanate single crystals grown by the conventional optical floating zone (FZ) method. In addition to the known point defects of substitution Yb on Ti B-sites, extended defects such as dissociated superdislocations and anti-phase boundaries were discovered for the first time in this material. Such defects were prevalently observed in the FZ grown single crystals (of a darker color), in contrast to the stoichiometric white polycrystalline powders or high quality colorless single crystals grown by the traveling solvent floating zone technique. The lattice strains from these extended defects result in distortions of Yb-tetrahedron. A change of Ti valance was not detected at the defects. Our findings provide new insights into understanding the nature of defects that are of great importance for the physical property studies of geometrically frustrated compounds. Furthermore, this work sheds light on the complicated core structure of superdislocations that have large Burgers vectors in oxides with complex unit cells.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Institute for Quantum Matter (IQM); Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019331

OSTI ID:: 1619490

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1566624; OSTI ID: 1811919

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

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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