Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Tb2Ir3Ga9

Khan, Mojammel A.; Zhang, Qiang; Bao, Jin-Ke; Fishman, Randy S.; Botana, A. S.; Choi, Y.; Fabbris, G.; Haskel, D.; Singleton, John; Mitchell, J. F.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411

Title: Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet ${Tb}_{2} {Ir}_{3} {Ga}_{9}$

Journal Article · 21 November 2019 · Physical Review Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411 · OSTI ID:1574982

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Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Single crystals of a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet, Tb₂Ir₃Ga₉, were synthesized, and the physical properties have been studied. From magnetometry, a long-range antiferromagnetic ordering at ≈12.5 K with highly anisotropic magnetic behavior was found. Neutron powder diffraction confirms that the Tb spins lie along the a-axis, parallel to the shortest Tb-Tb contact. Two field-induced spin-flip transitions are observed when the field is applied parallel to this axis, separated by a plateau corresponding roughly to M ≈ M_s/2. Transport measurements show the resistivity to be metallic with a discontinuity at the onset of Néel order. Heat capacity shows a λ-like transition confirming the bulk nature of the magnetism.We propose a phenomenological spin Hamiltonian that describes the magnetization plateau as a result of strong Ising character arising from a quasidoublet ground state of the Tb³⁺ ion in a site of C_s symmetry and expressing a significant bond-dependent anisotropy.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1574982

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--19-26779; 153265

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 3; ISSN PRMHAR; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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