Quasi-one-dimensional Ising-like antiferromagnetism in the rare-earth perovskite oxide TbScO3
- Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen (China)
- Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen (China); Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen (China)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan (China)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), Dongguan (China)
- City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Guangdong (China)
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW (Australia)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The rare-earth perovskite TbScO3 has been widely used as a substrate for the growth of epitaxial ferroelectric and multiferroic thin films, while its detailed low-temperature magnetic properties were rarely reported. In this paper, we performed detailed magnetization, specific heat, and single crystal neutron scattering measurements, along with the crystalline electric field calculations to study the low-temperature magnetic properties of TbScO3. All our results suggest the magnetic Tb3+ has an Ising-like pseudo-doublet ground state at low temperatures. Due to the constrain of local point symmetry, these Tb3+ Ising moments are confined in the ab plane with a tilt angle of φ=±48° to the a axis. In zero field, the system undergoes an antiferromagnetic phase transition at TN=2.53 K, and forms a GxAy noncollinear magnetic structure below TN. Here, we find the dipole-dipole interactions play an important role to determine the magnetic ground state, which are also responsible for the quasi-one-dimensional magnetism in TbScO3. The significant anisotropic diffuse scatterings further confirm the quasi-one-dimensional magnetism along the c axis. The magnetic phase diagram with the field along the easy b axis is well established. In addition to the GxAy antiferromagnetic state, there is an exotic field-induced phase emerged near the critical field Bc≃0.7 T, where three-dimensional magnetic order is suppressed but strong one-dimensional correlations may still exist.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; 2021YFA1400400; 12134020; 11974157; 12174175; 12004426; 12005243; 12104255; 2021B1515120015; 2022B1515120014; ZDSYS20190902092905285; KQTD20200820113047086
- OSTI ID:
- 1961944
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Materials, Vol. 7, Issue 3; ISSN 2475-9953
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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