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Title: High-Field Magnetoelectric and Spin-Phonon Coupling in Multiferroic (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]

Abstract

We combine high field polarization, magneto-infrared spectroscopy, and lattice dynamics calculations with prior magnetization to explore the properties of (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]-a type II molecular multiferroic in which the mixing between charge, structure, and magnetism is controlled by intermolecular hydrogen and halogen bonds. Electric polarization is sensitive to the series of field-induced spin reorientations, increasing linearly with the field and reaching a maximum before collapsing to zero across the quasi-collinear to collinear-sinusoidal reorientation due to the restoration of inversion symmetry. Magnetoelectric coupling is on the order of 1.2 ps/m for the P∥c, H∥c configuration between 5 and 25 T at 1.5 K. In this range, the coupling takes place via an orbital hybridization mechanism. Other forms of mixing are active in (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)] as well. Magneto-infrared spectroscopy reveals that all of the vibrational modes below 600 cm–1 are sensitive to the field-induced transition to the fully saturated magnetic state at 30 T. We analyze these local lattice distortions and use frequency shifts to extract spin-phonon coupling constants for the Fe–O stretch, Fe–OH2 rock, and NH4+ libration. Inspection also reveals subtle symmetry breaking of the ammonium counterions across the ferroelectric transition. Here, the coexistence of such varied mixing processes in a platform with intermolecularmore » hydrogen- and halogen-bonding opens the door to greater understanding of multiferroics and magnetoelectrics governed by through-space interactions.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (Korea)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
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:
1847496
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 61; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Magnetic properties; Quantum mechanics; Polarization; Phase transitions; Lattices

Citation Formats

Hughey, Kendall D., Lee, Minseong, Nam, Jisoo, Clune, Amanda J., O’Neal, Kenneth R., Tian, Wei, Fishman, Randy S., Ozerov, Mykhaylo, Lee, JunHee, Zapf, Vivien S., and Musfeldt, Janice L. High-Field Magnetoelectric and Spin-Phonon Coupling in Multiferroic (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03311.
Hughey, Kendall D., Lee, Minseong, Nam, Jisoo, Clune, Amanda J., O’Neal, Kenneth R., Tian, Wei, Fishman, Randy S., Ozerov, Mykhaylo, Lee, JunHee, Zapf, Vivien S., & Musfeldt, Janice L. High-Field Magnetoelectric and Spin-Phonon Coupling in Multiferroic (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03311
Hughey, Kendall D., Lee, Minseong, Nam, Jisoo, Clune, Amanda J., O’Neal, Kenneth R., Tian, Wei, Fishman, Randy S., Ozerov, Mykhaylo, Lee, JunHee, Zapf, Vivien S., and Musfeldt, Janice L. Wed . "High-Field Magnetoelectric and Spin-Phonon Coupling in Multiferroic (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03311. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1847496.
@article{osti_1847496,
title = {High-Field Magnetoelectric and Spin-Phonon Coupling in Multiferroic (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]},
author = {Hughey, Kendall D. and Lee, Minseong and Nam, Jisoo and Clune, Amanda J. and O’Neal, Kenneth R. and Tian, Wei and Fishman, Randy S. and Ozerov, Mykhaylo and Lee, JunHee and Zapf, Vivien S. and Musfeldt, Janice L.},
abstractNote = {We combine high field polarization, magneto-infrared spectroscopy, and lattice dynamics calculations with prior magnetization to explore the properties of (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)]-a type II molecular multiferroic in which the mixing between charge, structure, and magnetism is controlled by intermolecular hydrogen and halogen bonds. Electric polarization is sensitive to the series of field-induced spin reorientations, increasing linearly with the field and reaching a maximum before collapsing to zero across the quasi-collinear to collinear-sinusoidal reorientation due to the restoration of inversion symmetry. Magnetoelectric coupling is on the order of 1.2 ps/m for the P∥c, H∥c configuration between 5 and 25 T at 1.5 K. In this range, the coupling takes place via an orbital hybridization mechanism. Other forms of mixing are active in (NH4)2[FeCl5·(H2O)] as well. Magneto-infrared spectroscopy reveals that all of the vibrational modes below 600 cm–1 are sensitive to the field-induced transition to the fully saturated magnetic state at 30 T. We analyze these local lattice distortions and use frequency shifts to extract spin-phonon coupling constants for the Fe–O stretch, Fe–OH2 rock, and NH4+ libration. Inspection also reveals subtle symmetry breaking of the ammonium counterions across the ferroelectric transition. Here, the coexistence of such varied mixing processes in a platform with intermolecular hydrogen- and halogen-bonding opens the door to greater understanding of multiferroics and magnetoelectrics governed by through-space interactions.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03311},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
number = 8,
volume = 61,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Wed Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}

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