Antiferromagnetically spin polarized oxygen observed in magneto-electric TbMn2O5

Details Antiferromagnetically spin polarized oxygen observed in magneto-electric TbMn2O5 Antiferromagnetically spin polarized oxygen observed in magneto-electric TbMn2O5

2010-06-10

arxiv.org/abs/1006.1992v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

We report the direct measurement of antiferromagnetic spin polarization at the oxygen sites in the multiferroic TbMn2O5, through resonant soft x-ray magnetic scattering. This supports recent theoretical models suggesting that the oxygen spin polarization is key to the magnetoelectric coupling mechanism. The spin polarization is observed through a resonantly enhanced diffraction signal at the oxygen K edge at the commensurate antiferromagnetic wavevector. Using the fdmnes code we have accurately reproduced the experimental data. We have established that the resonance arises through the spin polarization on the oxygen sites hybridized with the square based pyramid Mn3+ ions. Furthermore we have discovered that the position of the Mn3+ ion directly influences the oxygen spin polarization.

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