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

Abstract

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≈Ms/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 Cs symmetry and expressing a significant bond-dependent anisotropy.

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ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [5]; ORCiD logo [6]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
  4. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
  6. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1574982
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1581279; OSTI ID: 1651397
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-26779
Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953; PRMHAR; 153265; TRN: US2100210
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 89233218CNA000001; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; High Magnetic Field Science

Citation Formats

Khan, Mojammel A., Zhang, Qiang, Bao, Jin-Ke, Fishman, Randy S., Botana, A. S., Choi, Y., Fabbris, G., Haskel, D., Singleton, John, and Mitchell, J. F. Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Tb2Ir3Ga9. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411.
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. Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Tb2Ir3Ga9. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411
Khan, Mojammel A., Zhang, Qiang, Bao, Jin-Ke, Fishman, Randy S., Botana, A. S., Choi, Y., Fabbris, G., Haskel, D., Singleton, John, and Mitchell, J. F. Thu . "Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Tb2Ir3Ga9". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1574982.
@article{osti_1574982,
title = {Steplike metamagnetic transitions in a honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Tb2Ir3Ga9},
author = {Khan, Mojammel A. and Zhang, Qiang and Bao, Jin-Ke and Fishman, Randy S. and Botana, A. S. and Choi, Y. and Fabbris, G. and Haskel, D. and Singleton, John and Mitchell, J. F.},
abstractNote = {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≈Ms/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 Cs symmetry and expressing a significant bond-dependent anisotropy.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.114411},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
number = 11,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Thu Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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