Weak ferrimagnetism and multiple magnetization reversal in α-Cr3(PO4)2

Details Weak ferrimagnetism and multiple magnetization reversal in α-Cr3(PO4)2 Weak ferrimagnetism and multiple magnetization reversal in α-Cr3(PO4)2

2012-01-17

arxiv.org/abs/1201.3465v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

17 pages, 9 figures

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The chromium(II) orthophosphate {\alpha}-Cr3(PO4)2 is a weak ferrimagnet with the Curie temperature TC = 29 K confirmed by a \lambda-type peak in specific heat. Dominant antiferromagnetic interactions in this system are characterized by the Weiss temperature {\Theta} = - 96 K, indicating an intermediate frustration ratio |{\Theta}|/TC ~ 3. In its magnetically ordered states {\alpha}-Cr3(PO4)2 exhibits a remarkable sequence of temperature-induced magnetization reversals sensitive to the protocol of measurements, i.e. either field-cooled or zero-field-cooled regimes. The reduction of the effective magnetic moment 4.5 {\mu}B/Cr2+, as compared to the spin-only moment 4.9 {\mu}B/Cr2+, cannot be ascribed to the occurence of the low-spin state in any crystallographic site of the Jahn-Teller active 3d4 Cr2+ ions. X-ray absorption spectra at the K-edge indicate divalent chromium and unravel the high-spin state of these ions at the L2,3-edges. Weak ferrimagnetism and multiple magnetization reversal phenomena seen in this compound could be ascribed to incomplete cancellation and distortion of partial spontaneous magnetization functions of Cr2+ in its six crystallographically inequivalent positions.

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