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Title: Closely related magnetic and dielectric transitions in the “114” magnetoelectric Zn-doped CaBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905033· OSTI ID:22399164
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  1. Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR 6508 CNRS ENSICAEN, 6bd Maréchal Juin, 14050 CAEN (France)
  2. Institut Laue Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble (France)

We report on the impact of zinc doping upon the magneto-electric properties of CaBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7}.We show that the presence of less than 1% Zn at the Co sites decreases T{sub C} from 64 K to 48 K and generates two magnetic transitions, concomitant with changes of slope of dielectric permittivity, at 54 K and 77 K, respectively. Powder neutron diffraction and magnetic data show the existence of an incommensurate magnetic phase and a spin-flop transition in this temperature range. The crossover of the magnetodielectric effect of this oxide, from positive below 50 K to negative above this temperature emphasizes the primordial role of the incommensurate magnetic phase in the evolution of these properties.

OSTI ID:
22399164
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 116, Issue 24; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English