Antiferromagnetism at T>500 K in the layered hexagonal ruthenate SrR u2 O6

C. I. Hiley, D. O. Scanlon, A. A. Sokol, S. M. Woodley, A. M. Ganose, S. Sangiao, J. M. De Teresa, P. Manuel, D. D. Khalyavin, M. Walker, M. R. Lees, R. I. Walton

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Abstract

We report an experimental and computational study of the magnetic and electronic properties of the layered Ru(V) oxide SrRu2O6 (hexagonal, P3¯1m), which shows antiferromagnetic order with a Néel temperature of 563(2) K, among the highest for 4d oxides. Magnetic order occurs both within edge-shared octahedral sheets and between layers and is accompanied by anisotropic thermal expansivity that implies strong magnetoelastic coupling of Ru(V) centers. Electrical transport measurements using focused-ion-beam-induced deposited contacts on a micron-scale crystallite as a function of temperature show p-type semiconductivity. The calculated electronic structure using hybrid density functional theory successfully accounts for the experimentally observed magnetic and electronic structure, and Monte Carlo simulations reveal how strong intralayer as well as weaker interlayer interactions are a defining feature of the high-temperature magnetic order in the material.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104413
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume92
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2015

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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