論文

査読有り
2016年9月

LiNbO3-Type InFeO3: Room-Temperature Polar Magnet without Second-Order Jahn-Teller Active Ions

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
  • Koji Fujita
  • Takahiro Kawamoto
  • Ikuya Yamada
  • Olivier Hernandez
  • Naoaki Hayashi
  • Hirofumi Akamatsu
  • William Lafargue-Dit-Hauret
  • Xavier Rocquefelte
  • Masafumi Fukuzumi
  • Pascal Manuel
  • Andrew J. Studer
  • Christopher S. Knee
  • Katsuhisa Tanaka
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6644
終了ページ
6655
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02783
出版者・発行元
AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Great effort has been devoted to developing single-phase magnetoelectric multiferroics, but room-temperature coexistence of large electric polarization and magnetic ordering still remains elusive. Our recent finding shows that such polar magnets can be synthesized in small-tolerance-factor perovskites AFeO(3) with unusually small cations at the A-sites, which are regarded as having a LiNbO3-type structure (space group R3c). Herein, we experimentally reinforce this finding by preparing a novel room-temperature polar magnet, LiNbO3-type InFeO3. This compound is obtained as a metastable quench product from an orthorhombic perovskite phase stabilized at 15 GPa and an elevated temperature. The structure analyses reveal that the polar structure is characterized by displacements of In3+ (d(10)) and Fe3+ (d(5)) ions along the hexagonal c-axis (pseudocubic [111] axis) from their centrosymmetric positions, in contrast to well-known perovskite ferroelectrics (e.g., BaTiO3, PbTiO3, and BiFeO3) where d(0) transition-metal ions and/or 6s(2) lone-pair cations undergo polar displacements through the so-called second-order Jahn-Teller (SOJT) distortions. Using density functional theory calculations, the electric polarization of LiNbO3-type InFeO3 is estimated to be 96 mu C/cm(2) along the c-axis, comparable to that of an isostructural and SOJT-active perovskite ferroelectric, BiFeO3 (90-100 mu C/cm(2)). Magnetic studies demonstrate weak ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature, as a result of the canted G-type antiferromagnetic ordering of Fe3+ moments below T-N similar to 545 K. The present work shows the functional versatility of small-tolerance-factor perovskites and provides a useful guide for the synthesis and design of room-temperature polar magnets.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02783
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000384399000030&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02783
  • ISSN : 0897-4756
  • eISSN : 1520-5002
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000384399000030

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