Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2009-10-12
Phys. Rev. B, 81, 174424 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
14 pages, 9 figures, 5 tables
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.81.174424
Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the layered vanadium phosphate PbZnVO(PO4)2 are studied using x-ray powder diffraction, magnetization and specific heat measurements, as well as band structure calculations. The compound resembles AA'VO(PO4)2 vanadium phosphates and fits to the extended frustrated square lattice model with the couplings J(1), J(1)' between nearest-neighbors and J(2), J(2)' between next-nearest-neighbors. The temperature dependence of the magnetization yields estimates of averaged nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor couplings, J(1) ~ -5.2 K and J(2) ~ 10.0 K, respectively. The effective frustration ratio alpha=J(2)/J(1) amounts to -1.9 and suggests columnar antiferromagnetic ordering in PbZnVO(PO4)2. Specific heat data support the estimates of J(1) and J(2) and indicate a likely magnetic ordering transition at 3.9 K. However, the averaged couplings underestimate the saturation field, thus pointing to the spatial anisotropy of the nearest-neighbor interactions. Band structure calculations confirm the identification of ferromagnetic J(1), J(1)' and antiferromagnetic J(2), J(2)' in PbZnVO(PO4)2 and yield J(1)'-J(1) ~ 1.1 K in excellent agreement with the experimental value of 1.1 K, deduced from the difference between the expected and experimentally measured saturation fields. Based on the comparison of layered vanadium phosphates with different metal cations, we show that a moderate spatial anisotropy of the frustrated square lattice has minor influence on the thermodynamic properties of the model. We discuss relevant geometrical parameters, controlling the exchange interactions in these compounds, and propose a new route towards strongly frustrated square lattice materials.
Abakumov Artem M.
Geibel Christoph
Nath Ramesh
Rosner Helge
Shpanchenko Roman V.
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