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Title: Anisotropic magnetodielectric coupling behavior of Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} due to geometrically frustrated magnetism

Abstract

We have investigated the magnetic, dielectric, and magnetodielectric (MDE) behavior of a geometrically frustrated spin-chain system, Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} (related to Ca{sub 3}CoRhO{sub 6}), in the single crystalline form for different orientations. The results bring out that the magnetic behavior of this compound is by itself interesting in the sense that this compound exhibits an anisotropic glassy-like magnetic behavior with a huge frequency (ν) dependence of ac susceptibility (χ) peak for an orientation along the spin-chain in the range of 30–60 K; this behavior is robust to applications of large external magnetic fields (H) unlike in canonical spin-glasses. The temperature dependence of dielectric constant also shows strong ν-dependence with similar robustness to H. The isothermal H-dependent dielectric results at low temperatures establish anisotropic MDE coupling. It is intriguing to note that there is a “step” roughly at one-third of saturation values as in the case of isothermal magnetization curves for same temperatures (for orientation along spin-chain), a correlation hitherto unrealized for geometrically frustrated systems.

Authors:
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  1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005 (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22310844
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ANISOTROPY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CORRELATIONS; COUPLING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MONOCRYSTALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PERMITTIVITY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SATURATION; SPIN; SPIN GLASS STATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K

Citation Formats

Basu, Tathamay, Iyer, Kartik K., Singh, Kiran, Mukherjee, K., Paulose, P. L., and Sampathkumaran, E. V. Anisotropic magnetodielectric coupling behavior of Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} due to geometrically frustrated magnetism. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4895699.
Basu, Tathamay, Iyer, Kartik K., Singh, Kiran, Mukherjee, K., Paulose, P. L., & Sampathkumaran, E. V. Anisotropic magnetodielectric coupling behavior of Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} due to geometrically frustrated magnetism. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895699
Basu, Tathamay, Iyer, Kartik K., Singh, Kiran, Mukherjee, K., Paulose, P. L., and Sampathkumaran, E. V. 2014. "Anisotropic magnetodielectric coupling behavior of Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} due to geometrically frustrated magnetism". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895699.
@article{osti_22310844,
title = {Anisotropic magnetodielectric coupling behavior of Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} due to geometrically frustrated magnetism},
author = {Basu, Tathamay and Iyer, Kartik K. and Singh, Kiran and Mukherjee, K. and Paulose, P. L. and Sampathkumaran, E. V.},
abstractNote = {We have investigated the magnetic, dielectric, and magnetodielectric (MDE) behavior of a geometrically frustrated spin-chain system, Ca{sub 3}Co{sub 1.4}Rh{sub 0.6}O{sub 6} (related to Ca{sub 3}CoRhO{sub 6}), in the single crystalline form for different orientations. The results bring out that the magnetic behavior of this compound is by itself interesting in the sense that this compound exhibits an anisotropic glassy-like magnetic behavior with a huge frequency (ν) dependence of ac susceptibility (χ) peak for an orientation along the spin-chain in the range of 30–60 K; this behavior is robust to applications of large external magnetic fields (H) unlike in canonical spin-glasses. The temperature dependence of dielectric constant also shows strong ν-dependence with similar robustness to H. The isothermal H-dependent dielectric results at low temperatures establish anisotropic MDE coupling. It is intriguing to note that there is a “step” roughly at one-third of saturation values as in the case of isothermal magnetization curves for same temperatures (for orientation along spin-chain), a correlation hitherto unrealized for geometrically frustrated systems.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4895699},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22310844}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 10,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}