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Magnetic order and fluctuations in the quasi-two-dimensional planar magnet Sr( Co 1-x Ni x ) 2 As 2

We use neutron scattering to investigate spin excitations in Sr ( Co 1 - x Ni x ) 2 As 2 , which has a c -axis incommensurate helical structure of the two-dimensional (2D) in-plane ferromagnetic (FM) ordered layers for 0.013 ≤ x ≤ 0.25 . By comparing the wave vector and energy dependent spin excitations in helical ordered Sr ( Co 0.9 Ni 0.1 ) 2 As 2 and paramagnetic SrCo 2 As 2 , we find that Ni doping, while increasing lattice disorder in Sr ( Co 1 - x Ni x ) 2 As 2 , enhances quasi-2D FM spin fluctuations. However, our band structure calculations within the combined density functional theory and dynamic mean field theory ( DFT + DMFT ) failed to generate a correct incommensurate wave vector for the observed helical order from nested Fermi surfaces. Furthermore, since transport measurements reveal increased in-plane and c -axis electrical resistivity with increasing Ni doping and associated lattice disorder, we conclude that the helical magnetic order in Sr ( Co 1 - x Ni x ) 2 As 2 may arise from a quantum order-by-disorder mechanism through the itinerant electron mediated Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interactions.

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Magnetic order and spin liquid behavior in [Mo 3 ] 11+ molecular magnets

Molecular magnets based on [Mo 3 ] 11+ units with one unpaired electron per trimer have attracted recent interest due to the identification of quantum spin liquid candidacy in some family members. Here, we present comprehensive measurements on polycrystalline samples of ZnScMo 3 O 8 , MgScMo 3 O 8 , and Na 3 Sc 2 Mo 5 O 16 with the same Mo 3 O 13 magnetic building blocks. In this work, the crystal structures are characterized with x-ray or neutron powder diffraction and the magnetic ground states are determined by performing ac and dc susceptibility, specific heat, neutron powder diffraction, and muon spin relaxation measurements. Our work indicates that ZnScMo 3 O 8 and MgScMo 3 O 8 have ferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperatures of 18.5 and 11.9 K, ordered ground states with net moments (low-moment ferromagnetism or canted antiferromagnetism), and zero field ordering temperatures of $T_c$ = 6 K and $T_c$ < 2 K, respectively. On the other hand, Na 3 Sc 2 Mo 5 O 16 hosts a dynamical magnetic ground state with no evidence for magnetic ordering or spin freezing down to 20 mK despite an antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature of –36.2 K, and therefore is a candidate for quantum spin liquid behavior. By comparing the present results to past work on the same family of materials, we construct a phase diagram which illustrates that the magnetic ground states of these Mo-based molecular magnets are very sensitive to small changes in the nearest-neighbor Mo-Mo distance.

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Magnetic order and physical properties of the kagome metal UNb 6 ⁢Sn 6

The 𝑅⁢𝑀 6 ⁢𝑋 6 family of materials (𝑅 = rare-earth, 𝑀 = transition metal, 𝑋 = Ga, Si, Ge, Sn) produces an array of emergent phenomena, such as charge density waves, intrinsic Hall effects, and complex magnetic order, due to its kagome net of transition metal atoms, its local-moment magnetic anisotropies, and its extensive chemical tunability. Here, in this study, we report UNb 6⁢ Sn 6 , a new “166” material containing both an actinide and a 4⁢𝑑 transition metal, along with its nonmagnetic analog ThNb6⁢Sn6, to investigate the properties of a 5⁢𝑓−4⁢𝑑 electron 166 system. UNb 6 ⁢Sn 6 crystallizes in the hexagonal 𝑃⁢6/𝑚⁢𝑚⁢𝑚 space group with a small degree of disorder due to shifts in the size of the CoSn-like cages along the 𝑐 axis. Upon cooling at zero magnetic field, the material undergoes two magnetic phase transitions at 𝑇 2 = 46K and 𝑇 N = 43K. The low-temperature, zero-field phase is an antiferromagnet with ordered uranium moments and a k = (0,0,1/2) propagation vector determined by neutron diffraction. Remarkably, with a magnetic field applied along the 𝑐 axis, five additional magnetic transitions occur, evidenced by magnetization and resistivity data, before the moment saturates at 2.62 𝜇 B /U at 2 K and ≥ 13.6T. In two magnetic phase regions, the Hall resistivity of UNb 6⁢ Sn 6 significantly deviates from the magnetization, suggesting that the phases have a large Berry curvature or a change in the Fermi surface. The unknown magnetic ordering of the field-dependent phases of UNb 6⁢ Sn 6 demonstrates the complexity of the 5⁢𝑓−4⁢𝑑 166 system and encourages further study of its properties.

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Superstructures and magnetic order in heavily Cu-substituted ( Fe 1 – x Cu x ) 1 + y Te

Most iron-based superconductors exhibit stripe-type magnetism, characterized by the ordering vector Q = ($\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{2}$). In contrast, Fe 1+y Te, the parent compound of the Fe 1+y Te 1–x Se x superconductors, exhibits double-stripe magnetic order associated with the ordering vector Q = ($\frac{1}{2},0$). Here, we use elastic neutron scattering to investigate heavily Cu-substituted (Fe 1–x Cu x ) 1+y Te compounds and reveal that (1) for x ≳ 0.4, short-range magnetic order emerges around the stripe-type vector at Q = ($\frac{1}{2}$ ± δ, $\frac{1}{2}$ ± δ, $\frac{1}{2}$) with δ ≈ 0.05; (2) the short-range magnetic order is associated with a superstructure modulation at Q = ($\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{2}$), with the magnetic correlation length shorter than that for the superstructure; and (3) for x ≳ 0.55, we observe an additional intergrown phase with higher Cu content, characterized by a superstructure modulation vector Q = ($\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{3},0$) and magnetic peaks at Q = ($\frac{2}{3},\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{2}$)/($\frac{1}{3},\frac{2}{3},\frac{1}{2}$). The positions of superstructure peaks suggest that relative to the tetragonal unit cell of Fe 1+y Te, heavy Cu substitution leads to Fe-Cu orderings that expand the unit cell by $\sqrt{2}$ × 3$\sqrt{2}$ times in the ab plane, corroborated by first-principles calculations that suggest the formation of spin chains and spin ladders. Finally, our findings show that stripe-type magnetism is common in magnetically diluted iron pnictides and chalcogenides, despite the varying associated atomic orderings

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Absence of long-range magnetic order in Fe 1–δ Te 2 (δ ≈ 0.1) crystals

Transition metal dichalcogenides attract considerable attention due to variety of interesting properties, including long range magnetism in nanocrystals. Here we have investigated magnetic, thermal and electrical properties of FeTe 2 single crystal with iron vacancy defects. Magnetic measurements shows paramagnetic state and the absence of magnetic order with small anisotropy in magnetic susceptibility. Fe 3d orbitals are well hybridized, contributing to bad metal electrical resistivity. Observed thermal conductivity values below room temperature are rather low and comparable to high performance thermoelectric materials. Furthermore, our results indicate that FeTe 2 can form in highly defective marcasite crystal structure which can be exploited in future materials design.

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Origin of magnetic ordering in half-Heusler RuMnGa

The half-Heusler alloy RuMnGa having valence electron count (VEC) 18 has recently been theoretically proposed to exhibit compensated ferrimagnetic (CFiM) character instead of the expected nonmagnetic ground state. On the other hand, a preliminary experimental study proposed ferromagnetic (FM) ordering. As no half-Heusler system with VEC 18 is known to exhibit magnetic ordering, we have investigated the details of crystal structure and magnetic properties of RuMnGa using a combination of experimental tools, viz., x-ray and neutron diffraction techniques, dc and ac susceptibility, isothermal magnetization, heat capacity, resistivity and neutron depolarisation measurements. Rietveld refinements of x-ray and neutron diffraction data suggest single phase nature of the compound with elemental composition RuMn 0.86 Ga 1.14 . We have shown that the system exhibits FM-type ordering owing to the inherent presence of this minor off-stoichiometry, showing very low magnetic moment. Further, the system also exhibits reentrant canonical spin-glass behavior, which is rarely observed in half-Heusler alloys. The temperature coefficient of resistivity changes its sign from negative to positive and further to negative as the temperature decreases.

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Direct observation of magnetic ordering induced via systematic lattice disorder in artificial rhombus spin ices

It is critical to understand the effect of lattice geometry on the order parameter of a condensed matter system, as it controls phase transitions in such systems. Artificial spin ices (ASIs) are two-dimensional lattices of Ising-like nanomagnets that provide an opportunity to explore such phenomena by lithographically controlling the lattice geometry to observe its influence on magnetic ordering and frustration effects. Here we report a systematic approach to studying the effects of disorder in rhombus ASIs generated from combinations of five vertex motifs. We investigate four geometries characterized by a geometric order parameter, with symmetries ranging from periodic to quasiperiodic to random. Lorentz transmission electron microscopy data indicates magnetic domain behavior depends on chains of strongly-coupled islands in the periodic and sixfold-twinned lattices, while the behavior of the disordered lattice is dominated by vertex motifs with large configurational degeneracy. Utilizing micromagnetic simulations, a quantitative analysis of the lattice energetics showed that the experimental rotationally-demagnetized state of the disordered ASI was closer in energy to the idealized ground state compared to other periodic and twinned ASIs. Finally, our work provides a unique pathway for using degeneracy, magnetic frustration, and order to control the magnetization behavior of designer disordered systems.

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Magnetic Ordering in a High‐Spin Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer

Abstract The development of open‐shell organic molecules that magnetically order at room temperature,which can be practically applied, remains a grand challenge in chemistry, physics, and materials science. Despite the exploration of vast chemical space, design paradigms for organic paramagnetic centers generally result in unpaired electron spins that are unstable or isotropic. Here, a high‐spin conjugated polymer is demonstrated, which is composed of alternating cyclopentadithiophene and benzo[1,2‐ c ;4,5‐ c ′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole heterocycles, in which macromolecular structure and topology coalesce to promote the spin center generation and intermolecular exchange coupling. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is consistent with spatially localized spins, while magnetic susceptibility measurements show clear anisotropic spin ordering and exchange interactions that persist at room temperature. The application of long‐range π‐correlations for spin center generation promotes remarkable stability. This work offers a fundamentally new approach to the implementation of this long‐sought‐after physical phenomenon within organic materials and the integration of manifold properties within emerging technologies.

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Magnetic ordering in GdAuAl 4 Ge 2 and TbAuAl 4 Ge 2 : Layered compounds with triangular lanthanide nets

In this work, we report the synthesis and magnetic properties of GdAuAl 4 Ge 2 and TbAuAl 4 Ge 2 , where temperature and magnetic field dependent magnetization, heat capacity, and electrical resistivity measurements reveal that both compounds exhibit several magnetically ordered states at low temperatures, with evidence for magnetic fluctuations extending into the paramagnetic temperature region. For magnetic fields applied in the ab-plane there is particularly rich behavior, with several ordered state regions that are separated by metamagnetic phase transitions. Despite Gd being an isotropic S-state ion and Tb having an anisotropic J-state, there are similarities in the phase diagrams for the two compounds, suggesting that factors such as the symmetry of the crystalline lattice, which features well separated triangular planes of lanthanide ions, or the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya– Yosida interaction control the magnetism. We also point out similarities to other centrosymmetric compounds that host skyrmion lattices such as Gd 2 PdSi 3 , and propose that the LnAuAl 4 Ge 2 family of compounds are of interest as reservoirs for complex magnetism and electronic behaviors.

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Cleavable quaternary oxychlorides with high magnetic ordering temperatures

Quaternary oxychlorides derived from Ruddlesden–Popper 3d transition metal oxides offer a route to cleavable crystals with bulk antiferromagnetic ordering temperatures reaching at least 550 K. Here, we study the magnetic, optical, and mechanical behavior of Sr 2 FeO 3 Cl, Ca 2 FeO 3 Cl, Ca 3 Fe 2 O 5 Cl 2 , and Sr 3 Fe 2 O 5 Cl 2 . Through optical absorption measurements, we show that these antiferromagnetic semiconductors have optical band gaps of ≈2.1(1) eV. The magnetic ordering symmetries and temperatures were probed by neutron powder diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy on polycrystalline samples, demonstrating Néel temperatures (T N ) near room temperature in the single layer Sr 2 FeO 3 Cl (T N ≈ 311 K) and Ca 2 FeO 3 Cl (T N ≈ 360 K), and the double-layer compound Sr 3 Fe 2 O 5 Cl 2 has T N ≈ 545 K. The high-spin moments of Fe 3+ lie within the basal plane and the magnetic structures are compensated within each magnetic layer and characterized by magnetic propagation vectors k = ($\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ 0). Magnetization results demonstrate the quasi-2D nature of the magnetism, with a broad maximum in the susceptibility near 2T N for Sr 2 FeO 3 Cl. Scotch tape tests and mechanical exfoliation onto SiO 2 confirm the micaceous nature of these crystals with cleavage down to a single unit cell (two magnetic layers) achieved for Sr 3 Fe 2 O 5 Cl 2 . In conclusion, this paper highlights strong antiferromagnetic interactions, semiconducting band gaps, and cleavability of quaternary Fe-based oxychlorides and motivates future work on crystals and exfoliated flakes of these and related oxyhalide systems.

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Cooperative Ru(4 d )–Ho(4 f ) magnetic ordering and phase coexistence in the 6 H perovskite multiferroic Ba 3 HoRu 2 O 9

We report cooperative magnetic orderings in a 6H-perovskite multiferroic system, Ba 3 HoRu 2 O 9 , via comprehensive neutron powder diffraction measurements. This system undergoes long-range antiferromagnetic ordering at T N1 ~ 50 K with a propagation wave vector of K 1 = (0.5 0 0), a transition temperature much higher than the previously reported one at ~10 K (T N2 ). Both Ru and Ho-moments order simultaneously below T N1 , followed by spin-reorientations at lower temperatures, demonstrating strong Ru(4d)-Ho(4f) magnetic correlation. Below T N1 another magnetic phase with a propagation wave vector K 2 = (0.25 0.25 0) emerges and coexists with the one associated with K 1 , which is rarely observed and suggests complex magnetism due to phase competition in the magnetic ground state. Here, we argue that the exchange-striction arising from the up-up-down-down spin structure associated with K 2 below T N2 may be responsible for the small ferroelectric polarization reported previously in this compound.

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Magnetic ordering in Eu 2 In and Eu 2 Sn

Eu 2 In and Eu 2 Sn crystallize in the orthorhombic Co 2 Si-type structure (oP12, Pnma, No. 62) with In and Sn atoms occupying one 4c site and the Eu atoms filling two other 4c sites. Eu 2 In has a nearly ideal first-order magnetostructural transition (FOMT) at 55 K with a hysteresis of less than 0.1 K, a large entropy change and an adiabatic temperature change of 5.0 K in a field of 2 T. The anhysteretic nature of the FOMT is likely due to there being no change in cell symmetry and relatively small changes in the lattice parameters. There is no magnetostructural transition in Eu2Sn. In this work we present the results of powder neutron diffraction, magnetization, and Eu Mössbauer spectroscopy aimed to investigate the nature of magnetic order for both Eu 2 In and Eu 2 Sn. The Eu Mössbauer spectrum of Eu 2 In at 5 K shows two equal area components, consistent with Eu occupying two equal multiplicity crystallographic sites. However, the different hyperfine fields (B) of 27 T and 17 T suggest that the magnetic environments of the Eu moments on the two 4c sites are different. Neutron diffraction data at 2.5 K show that in Eu 2 In the order is ferromagnetic, with Eu moments on both Eu sites oriented parallel to the a-axis; moment values of 6.8 μB and 6.5 μB were found. For Eu 2 Sn measurements find two antiferromagnetic transitions, which are corroborated by neutron diffraction. Analysis of density-functional theory calculations shows negligible energy difference between differing magnetic configurations, indirectly supporting stability of multiple magnetic structures observed experimentally. While the transition at T N1 = 30 K corresponds to the formation of a simple k 1 = 0 antiferromagnetic structure with Eu-moments pointing along the b-axis, at T N2 = 13 K a coexisting second magnetic order with k 2 = [0, ½, ½] appears.

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Incommensurate magnetic ordering and a possible structural transition in EuIn 4

Single crystals of EuIn 4 were grown and 151 Eu Mössbauer spectroscopy, combined with temperature dependent electrical resistance, specific heat and anisotropic magnetization measurements have been used to investigate the magnetic ordering of monoclinic EuIn 4 . Here, we find two closely spaced magnetic transitions (at ~10 K and ~11 K). The initial ordering leads to an incommensurate sinusoidally modulated structure that squares up rapidly on cooling through the lower (10 K) transition. Well above the magnetic transitions we observe an additional transition at ~130 K which may also involve two closely spaced events. This upper transition(s) is most likely structural and offers no suggestion of magnetic nature either in magnetization or Mössbauer data.

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Pressure and temperature dependences of the canting angle and increase in the magnetic ordering temperature, T c ( P ), for the weak ferromagnet Li + [TCNE]˙ – (TCNE = tetracyanoethylene)

The hydrostatic pressure dependence of the magnetic ordering temperature, T c (P), for the interpenetrating, diamondoid lattice-structured, weak ferromagnet (= canted antiferromagnet) Li + [TCNE]˙ – (TCNE = tetracyanoethylene) reversibly increases from 20.9 to 23.4 K at 9.73 kbar, an increase of 12% with a rate of increase, dT c /dP, of 0.27 K kbar –1 . The 5 T magnetization increased by 672% from 186 emu Oe mol –1 at ambient pressure to an average of 1440 emuOe mol –1 upon application of pressure. The remanent magnetization initially increases 30% from 10.8 to 14.0 emuOe mol –1 from ambient to 0.06 kbar, and increases further by 6% to a maximum of 14.8 emuOe mol –1 at 0.56 kbar before declining by 22% to 11.5 emuOe mol –1 at 9.73 kbar. The pressure-dependent coercive field, H cr (P), initially decreases by 42% from 31.1 Oe at ambient pressure to 18 Oe at 0.06 kbar, then increases to 52 Oe at 9.73 kbar. The canting angle, α, increases by 28% from 0.52° to 0.66° at 0.06 kbar, then decreases by 23% to 0.51° at 9.73 kbar, as well as increases by 2% from 0.536° to 0.548° from 1.8 to 2.5 K, before decreasing by 79% to 0.117° at 19 K. The interlattice interactions are attributed to be the primary exchange mechanism. Furthermore, α(T) and α(P) have similar dependencies that are attributed to a competition between an increase and a decrease in the intra- and interlayer C … N interlattice separations as the temperature and pressure increases.

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Magnetosynthesis effect on magnetic order, phonons, and magnons in single-crystal Sr 2 ⁢ IrO 4

It was shown earlier that applying a magnetic field during the growth of Sr 2 IrO 4 , also known as “field-alteration”, induces significant changes to its structural, magnetic, and transport properties. However, the microscopic nature of these changes is enigmatic. Here, in this study, we employed resonant elastic and inelastic x-ray scattering, as well as Raman scattering, to investigate samples from two batches of Sr 2 IrO 4 grown in magnetic fields of different strengths. Our findings reveal that samples grown in a weaker magnetic field have similar magnetic order to non-altered samples, whereas those grown in a stronger field show a different stacking of weak in-plane ferromagnetic moments. Additionally, we observed significant softening and broadening of select Raman-active phonons in the field altered samples, with a stronger effect in the samples grown in the stronger field. We discuss insights that our results provide into the microscopic nature of field-alteration in Sr 2 IrO 4 .

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Evidence of Long-Range and Short-Range Magnetic Ordering in the Honeycomb Na 3 Mn 2 SbO 6 Oxide

We present a comprehensive study of the synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of the honeycomb oxide Na 3 Mn 2 SbO 6 supported by neutron diffraction, heat capacity, and magnetization measurements. The refinements of the neutron diffraction patterns (150, 50, and 45 K) using the Rietveld method confirm the monoclinic (S. G. C2/m) structure. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibilities measured at varying fields along with the heat capacity measurements demonstrate the coexistence of long-range ordering (∼42 K) and short-range ordering (∼65 K). The field-dependent isothermal magnetization measurements at 5 K indicate a spin-flop transition around 5 T. Rietveld refinements of the low-temperature (below 45 K) neutron diffraction data further confirm the long-range magnetic ordering. In addition, the temperature variation of the lattice parameters obtained from the neutron powder diffraction analysis exhibited a distinct anomaly near the antiferromagnetic transition temperature. The appearance of the concomitant broadened backgrounds in the neutron powder diffraction data collected at 80, 50, and 45 K supports the short-range ordering. The resultant magnetic structure consists of spins that are aligned antiparallel with the nearest neighbors and also with the spins of the adjacent honeycomb layers. The occurrence of a fully ordered magnetic ground state (Neel antiferromagnetic (AFM)) in Na3Mn 2 SbO 6 consolidates the significance of fabricating new honeycomb oxides.

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Short-range magnetic order and planar anisotropy in the topological ferrimagnet Mn 3 ⁢Si 2 ⁢Te 6

Mn 3 ⁢Si 2 ⁢Te 6 is a ferrimagnetic topological nodal-line semiconductor that exhibits unconventional colossal magnetoresistance behavior, with short-range spin fluctuations being potentially intimately linked to the emergent properties. Here we determine the short-range magnetic order and anisotropy through total neutron scattering and polarized neutron powder diffraction measurements on polycrystalline Mn 3 ⁢Si 2⁢ Te 6 . Strong in-plane anisotropy is quantified on the Mn ions through extraction of the local site susceptibility tensor. Here, the real-space local spin structure is determined through the application of magnetic pair distribution function analysis covering a wide temperature range. Short-range order over a locally frustrated trimer of three nearest neighbors is found to exist well above the long-range ferrimagnetic transition.

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Quasiclassical Theory of C4-Symmetric Magnetic Order in Disordered Multiband Metals

Recent experimental studies performed in the normal state of iron-based superconductors have discovered the existence of the C 4 -symmetric (tetragonal) itinerant magnetic state. This state can be described as a spin density wave with two distinct magnetic vectors Q &#x02192; 1 and Q &#x02192; 2 . Given an itinerant nature of magnetism in iron-pnictides, we develop a quasiclassical theory of tetragonal magnetic order in disordered three-band metal with anisotropic band structure. Within our model we find that the C 4 -symmetric magnetism competes with the C 2 -symmetric state with a single Q &#x02192; magnetic structure vector. Our main results is that disorder promotes tetragonal magnetic state which is in agreement with earlier theoretical studies.

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