Magnetic structure and multiferroicity of Sc-substituted hexagonal YbFeO3
Abstract
The hexagonal rare-earth ferrite RFeO3 family represents a unique class of multiferroics exhibiting weak ferromagnetism, and a strong coupling between magnetism and structural trimerization is predicted. However, the hexagonal structure for RFeO3 remains metastable in conventional conditions. We have succeeded in stabilizing the hexagonal structure of polycrystalline YbFeO3 by partial Sc substitution of Yb. Using bulk magnetometry and neutron diffraction, we find that Yb0.42Sc0.58FeO3 orders into a canted antiferromagnetic state with the Néel temperature TN ~ 165K, below which the Fe3+ moments form the triangular configuration in the ab plane and their in-plane projections are parallel to the [100] axis, consistent with magnetic space group P63c'm'. It is determined that the spin canting is aligned along the c axis, giving rise to the weak ferromagnetism. Furthermore, the Fe3+ moments reorient toward a new direction below reorientation temperature TR ~ 40K, satisfying magnetic subgroup P63, while the Yb3+ moments order independently and ferrimagnetically along the c axis at the characteristic temperature TYb ~ 15K. Interestingly, reproducible modulation of electric polarization induced by magnetic field at low temperature is achieved, suggesting that the delicate structural distortion associated with two-up/one-down buckling of the Yb/Sc planes and tilting of the FeO5 bipyramids may mediatemore »
- Authors:
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- Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Shangdong Normal Univ., Jinan (China)
- Southeast Univ., Nanjing (China)
- Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1818953
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Electric polarization; Magnetic order; Magnetoelectric effect; Multiferroics; Magnetization measurements; Neutron diffraction
Citation Formats
Tang, Y. S., Wang, S. M., Lin, L., Garlea, Vasile Ovidiu, Zou, Tao, Zheng, S. H., Zhang, H. -M., Zhou, J. T., Luo, Z. L., Yan, Z. B., Dong, Shuai, Charlton, Timothy R., and Liu, J. -M. Magnetic structure and multiferroicity of Sc-substituted hexagonal YbFeO3. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.103.174102.
Tang, Y. S., Wang, S. M., Lin, L., Garlea, Vasile Ovidiu, Zou, Tao, Zheng, S. H., Zhang, H. -M., Zhou, J. T., Luo, Z. L., Yan, Z. B., Dong, Shuai, Charlton, Timothy R., & Liu, J. -M. Magnetic structure and multiferroicity of Sc-substituted hexagonal YbFeO3. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.103.174102
Tang, Y. S., Wang, S. M., Lin, L., Garlea, Vasile Ovidiu, Zou, Tao, Zheng, S. H., Zhang, H. -M., Zhou, J. T., Luo, Z. L., Yan, Z. B., Dong, Shuai, Charlton, Timothy R., and Liu, J. -M. Thu .
"Magnetic structure and multiferroicity of Sc-substituted hexagonal YbFeO3". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.103.174102. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1818953.
@article{osti_1818953,
title = {Magnetic structure and multiferroicity of Sc-substituted hexagonal YbFeO3},
author = {Tang, Y. S. and Wang, S. M. and Lin, L. and Garlea, Vasile Ovidiu and Zou, Tao and Zheng, S. H. and Zhang, H. -M. and Zhou, J. T. and Luo, Z. L. and Yan, Z. B. and Dong, Shuai and Charlton, Timothy R. and Liu, J. -M.},
abstractNote = {The hexagonal rare-earth ferrite RFeO3 family represents a unique class of multiferroics exhibiting weak ferromagnetism, and a strong coupling between magnetism and structural trimerization is predicted. However, the hexagonal structure for RFeO3 remains metastable in conventional conditions. We have succeeded in stabilizing the hexagonal structure of polycrystalline YbFeO3 by partial Sc substitution of Yb. Using bulk magnetometry and neutron diffraction, we find that Yb0.42Sc0.58FeO3 orders into a canted antiferromagnetic state with the Néel temperature TN ~ 165K, below which the Fe3+ moments form the triangular configuration in the ab plane and their in-plane projections are parallel to the [100] axis, consistent with magnetic space group P63c'm'. It is determined that the spin canting is aligned along the c axis, giving rise to the weak ferromagnetism. Furthermore, the Fe3+ moments reorient toward a new direction below reorientation temperature TR ~ 40K, satisfying magnetic subgroup P63, while the Yb3+ moments order independently and ferrimagnetically along the c axis at the characteristic temperature TYb ~ 15K. Interestingly, reproducible modulation of electric polarization induced by magnetic field at low temperature is achieved, suggesting that the delicate structural distortion associated with two-up/one-down buckling of the Yb/Sc planes and tilting of the FeO5 bipyramids may mediate the coupling between ferroelectric and magnetic orders under magnetic field. Furthermore, the present work represents substantial progress to search for high-temperature multiferroics in hexagonal ferrites and related materials.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.103.174102},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 17,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Thu May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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