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Abstract
We have explored the magnetism in the non-geometrically frustrated spin-chain system γ-CoV2O6 which possesses a complex magnetic exchange network. Our neutron diffraction patterns at low temperatures (T ≤ TN = 6.6 K) are best described by a model in which two magnetic phases coexist in a volume ratio 65(1) : 35(1), with each phase consisting of a single spin modulation. This model fits previous studies and our observations better than the model proposed by Lenertz et al in J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 13981 (2014), which consisted of one phase with two spin modulations. By decreasing the temperature from TN, the minority phase of our model undergoes an incommensurate-commensurate lock-in transition at T ∗ = 5.6 K. Based on these results, we propose that phase separation is an alternative approach for degeneracy-lifting in frustrated magnets.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 054420 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 96 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2017 |
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Scattering Studies of Emergent Phenomena at Extreme Conditions of Magnetic Field and Temperature
Blackburn, E. (Principal Investigator) & Forgan, T. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/07/12 → 31/12/15
Project: Research