2007年4月
Lattice deformations induced by an applied magnetic field in the frustrated antiferromagnet HgCr2O4
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
- 巻
- 76
- 号
- 4
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1143/JPSJ.76.043708
- 出版者・発行元
- PHYSICAL SOC JAPAN
The way geometric frustration in the pyrochlore antiferromagnet HgCr2O4 is relieved by an applied magnetic field is studied by synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The material shows a structural change, from cubic to orthorhombic, at the magnetic transition temperature, T-N similar or equal to 6K, to relieve the geometrical frustration. Below T-N, successive magnetic phase transitions occur in an applied field, from the antiferromagnetic to the half-magnetization plateau phase followed by a transition with a kink in the magnetization. We find that the lattice constant shows discontinuous expansions that coincide with magnetization changes, indicating progressive relief of geometric frustration. We calculate the lattice deformation invoking a magneto-elastic coupling and obtain good agreement between the calculation and our observation.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1143/JPSJ.76.043708
- ISSN : 0031-9015
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000246082600011