Analysis of magnetization and a spin state crossover in the multiferroic Ca$_3$Co$_{2-x}$Mn$_x$O$_6$

Details Analysis of magnetization and a spin state crossover in the multiferroic Ca$_3$Co$_{2-x}$Mn$_x$O$_6$ Analysis of magnetization and a spin state crossover in the multiferroic Ca$_3$Co$_{2-x}$Mn$_x$O$_6$

2009-09-25

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4773v2

Phys. Rev. B 81, 092402 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

4 pages, 3 figures

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Ca_3Co_{2-x}Mn_xO_6 (x ~ 0.96) is a multiferroic with spin-chains of alternating Co(2+) and Mn(4+) ions. The spin state of Co(2+) remains unresolved, due to a discrepancy between high temperature X-ray absorption (S=3/2) and low temperature neutron (S=1/2) measurements. Using a combination of magnetic modeling and crystal-field analysis, we show that the existing low temperature data cannot be reconciled within a high spin scenario by invoking spin-orbit or Jahn-Teller distortions. To unify the experimental results, we propose a spin-state crossover with specific experimental predictions.

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