Temperature- and Magnetic-Field-Tuning of Magnetic Phases in Multiferroic NdFe3(BO3)4

Temperature- and Magnetic-Field-Tuning of Magnetic Phases in Multiferroic NdFe3(BO3)4

J. Korean Phys. Soc. 62, 1410 (2013) We report the low-temperature coexistence in NdFe3(BO3)4 of an incommensurate magnetic phase with a strained commensurate magnetic phase that is primarily at the surface of the crystal. Increasing the temperature or magnetic field decreases the incommensurability...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Christie S, Bezmaternykh, Leonard N, Gudim, Irina A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 13-06-2013
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Physics - Materials Science
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Summary:J. Korean Phys. Soc. 62, 1410 (2013) We report the low-temperature coexistence in NdFe3(BO3)4 of an incommensurate magnetic phase with a strained commensurate magnetic phase that is primarily at the surface of the crystal. Increasing the temperature or magnetic field decreases the incommensurability and stabilizes the commensurate magnetic phase above Tic ~14 K or Hic = 0.9 T. A comparison to published studies indicates the onset of longitudinal magnetostriction and electric polarization at the magnetic-field-induced transition, which may arise due to a basal plane spin-flop and canting of the moments along the field direction.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1306.3152