Magnetic properties of the multiferroic chromium thio-spinels CdCr 2 S 4 and HgCr 2 S 4

Ola Hartmann, Georg Kalvius, Roger Wäppling, Axel Günther, Vladimir Tsurkan (), Alex Krimmel and Alois Loidl

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2013, vol. 86, issue 4, 1-8

Abstract: Powder samples of CdCr 2 S 4 and HgCr 2 S 4 were investigated with respect to their magnetic behavior using muon spin rotation/relaxation spectroscopy (μSR). In CdCr 2 S 4 , a second order magnetic transition at 83 ± 1 K is confirmed. No influence on the μSR magnetic parameters due to the simultaneous ferroelectric transition was detected. In the limit T → 0, persistent spin fluctuation exists as a consequence of magnetic frustration. The proposed structural transition around 150 K is barely visible in the μSR spectra, indicating that the change in local symmetry is subtle. In HgCr 2 S 4 , we see in zero field at 27 ± 2 K a second order transition from the paramagnetic into a long-range ordered (LRO) magnetic state. This LRO state is characterized in the μSR spectra by a spontaneous spin precession signal. Applications of moderate magnetic fields (up to 450 mT) destroy the precession signal in favor of a rapidly decaying exponential signal. It reflects short-range order (SRO) of strongly correlated dynamic spins. The magnitude of the field required to induce this change is dependent on temperature. The observation of an increase of magnetic spin fluctuations with applied field suggests that spin dynamics play a key role in the field induced changes of the magnetic properties. Copyright EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Keywords: Solid State and Materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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