Ordering process and ferroelectricity in a spinel derived from FeV2O4

Details Ordering process and ferroelectricity in a spinel derived from FeV2O4 Ordering process and ferroelectricity in a spinel derived from FeV2O4

2011-12-08

arxiv.org/abs/1112.1738v2

Phys. Rev. B 85, 054405 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

26 pages, 9 figures,59 references.Accepted by Physical Review B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.85.054405

The spinel FeV2O4 is known to exhibit peculiar physical properties, which is generally ascribed to the unusual presence of two cations showing a pronounced interplay between spin, orbital and lattice degrees of freedom (Fe2+ and V3+ on the tetrahedral and octahedral sites, respectively). The present work reports on an experimental re-investigation of this material based on a broad combination of techniques, including x-ray diffraction, energy dispersive and M\"ossbauer spectroscopies, as well as magnetization, heat capacity, dielectric and polarization measurements. Special attention was firstly paid to establish the exact cationic composition of the investigated samples, which was found to be Fe1.18V1.82O4. All the physical properties were found to point out a complex ordering process with a structural transition at TS = 138 K, followed by two successive magnetostructural transitions at TN1 = 111 K and TN2 = 56 K. This latter transition marking the appearance of electric polarization, magnetization data were analysed in details to discuss the nature of the magnetic state at T< TN2. An overall interpretation of the sequence of transitions was proposed, taking into account two spin couplings, as well as the Jahn-Teller effects and the mechanism of spin-orbit stabilization. Finally, the origin of ferroelectricity in Fe1.18V1.82O4 is discussed on the basis of recent models.

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