Resonant x-ray scattering study on multiferroic BiMnO3

Details Resonant x-ray scattering study on multiferroic BiMnO3 Resonant x-ray scattering study on multiferroic BiMnO3

2006-01-23

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601506v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

14 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.73.224112

Resonant x-ray scattering is performed near the Mn K-absorption edge for an epitaxial thin film of BiMnO3. The azimuthal angle dependence of the resonant (003) peak (in monoclinic indices) is measured with different photon polarizations; for the $\sigma\to\pi'$ channel a 3-fold symmetric oscillation is observed in the intensity variation, while the $\sigma\to\sigma'$ scattering intensity remains constant. These features are accounted for in terms of the peculiar ordering of the manganese 3d orbitals in BiMnO3. It is demonstrated that the resonant peak persists up to 770 K with an anomaly around 440 K; these high and low temperatures coincide with the structural transition temperatures, seen in bulk, with and without a symmetry change, respectively. A possible relationship of the orbital order with the ferroelectricity of the system is discussed.

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