Anisotropic paramagnetism of monoclinic Nd2Ti2O7 single crystals

被引：14

作者：

Xing, Hui ^{[1
,2
]}

Long, Gen ^{[3
]}

Guo, Hanjie ^{[1
,2
]}

Zou, Youming ^{[4
]}

Feng, Chunmu ^{[1
,2
]}

Cao, Guanghan ^{[1
,2
]}

Zeng, Hao ^{[3
]}

Xu, Zhu-An ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Phys, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

[2] Zhejiang Univ, State Key Lab Silicon Mat, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

[3] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Phys, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA

[4] Chinese Acad Sci, High Field Magnet Lab, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER | 2011年 / 23卷 / 21期

关键词：

SPIN ICE; GEOMETRICAL FRUSTRATION; FIELD;

D O I：

10.1088/0953-8984/23/21/216005

中图分类号：

O469 [凝聚态物理学];

学科分类号：

070205 ;

摘要：

The anisotropic paramagnetism and specific heat in Nd2Ti2O7 single crystals are investigated. The angular dependence of the magnetization and Weiss temperatures show the dominant role of the crystal field effect in the magnetization. By incorporating the results from the diluted samples, contributions to the Weiss temperature from exchange interactions and crystal field interactions are isolated. The exchange interactions are found to be ferromagnetic, while the crystal field contributes a large negative part to the Weiss temperature, along all three crystallographic directions. The specific heat under a magnetic field reveals a two-level Schottky ground state scheme, due to the Zeeman splitting of the ground state doublet, and the g-factors are thus determined. These observations provide solid foundations for further investigations of Nd2Ti2O7.

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