Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-04-29
Mater. Res. Bull. 46, 1870 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
PDF; 16 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.materresbull.2011.07.0
The complex metal oxide Mn3TeO6 exhibits a corundum related structure and has been prepared both in forms of single crystals by chemical transport reactions and of polycrystalline powders by a solid state reaction route. The crystal structure and magnetic properties have been investigated using a combination of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, electron microscopy, calorimetric and magnetic measurements. At room temperature this compound adopts a trigonal structure, space group R3 with a = 8.8679(1) {\AA}, c = 10.6727(2) {\AA}. A long-range magnetically ordered state is identified below 23 K. An unexpected feature of this magnetic structure is several types of Mn-chains. Under the action of the incommensurate magnetic propagation vector k = [0, 0, 0.4302(1)] the unique Mn site is split into two magnetically different orbits. One orbit forms a perfect helix with the spiral axis along the c-axis while the other orbit has a sine wave character along the c-axis.
Golubko N.
Ivanov S. A.
Mathieu Renaud
Nordblad Per
Politova E. D.
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