Temperature-dependent structure and magnetization of YCrO$_3$ compound

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Autori principali: Zhao, Qian, Zhu, Yinghao, Wu, Si, Xia, Junchao, Zhou, Pengfei, Sun, Kaitong, Li, Hai-Feng
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author Zhao, Qian
Zhu, Yinghao
Wu, Si
Xia, Junchao
Zhou, Pengfei
Sun, Kaitong
Li, Hai-Feng
author_facet Zhao, Qian
Zhu, Yinghao
Wu, Si
Xia, Junchao
Zhou, Pengfei
Sun, Kaitong
Li, Hai-Feng
contents We have grown a YCrO$_3$ single crystal by the floating-zone method and studied its temperature-dependent crystalline structure and magnetization by X-ray powder diffraction and PPMS DynaCool measurements. All diffraction patterns were well indexed by an orthorhombic structure with space group of $Pbnm$ (No. 62). From 36 to 300 K, no structural phase transition occurs in the pulverized YCrO$_3$ single crystal. The antiferromagnetic phase transition temperature was determined as $T_\textrm{N} =$ 141.58(5) K by the magnetization versus temperature measurements. We found weak ferromagnetic behavior in the magnetic hysteresis loops below $T_\textrm{N}$. Especially, we demonstrated that the antiferromagnetism and weak ferromagnetism appear simutaniously upon cooling. The lattice parameters ($a$, $b$, $c$, and $V$) deviate downward from the Gr$\ddot{\textrm{u}}$neisen law, displaying an anisotropic magnetostriction effect. We extracted temperature variation of the local distortion parameter $Δ$. Compared to the $Δ$ value of Cr ions, Y, O1, and O2 ions show one order of magnitude larger $Δ$ values indicative of much stronger local lattice distortions. Moreover, the calculated bond valence states of Y and O2 ions have obvious subduction charges.
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spellingShingle Temperature-dependent structure and magnetization of YCrO$_3$ compound
Zhao, Qian
Zhu, Yinghao
Wu, Si
Xia, Junchao
Zhou, Pengfei
Sun, Kaitong
Li, Hai-Feng
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
We have grown a YCrO$_3$ single crystal by the floating-zone method and studied its temperature-dependent crystalline structure and magnetization by X-ray powder diffraction and PPMS DynaCool measurements. All diffraction patterns were well indexed by an orthorhombic structure with space group of $Pbnm$ (No. 62). From 36 to 300 K, no structural phase transition occurs in the pulverized YCrO$_3$ single crystal. The antiferromagnetic phase transition temperature was determined as $T_\textrm{N} =$ 141.58(5) K by the magnetization versus temperature measurements. We found weak ferromagnetic behavior in the magnetic hysteresis loops below $T_\textrm{N}$. Especially, we demonstrated that the antiferromagnetism and weak ferromagnetism appear simutaniously upon cooling. The lattice parameters ($a$, $b$, $c$, and $V$) deviate downward from the Gr$\ddot{\textrm{u}}$neisen law, displaying an anisotropic magnetostriction effect. We extracted temperature variation of the local distortion parameter $Δ$. Compared to the $Δ$ value of Cr ions, Y, O1, and O2 ions show one order of magnitude larger $Δ$ values indicative of much stronger local lattice distortions. Moreover, the calculated bond valence states of Y and O2 ions have obvious subduction charges.
title Temperature-dependent structure and magnetization of YCrO$_3$ compound
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.11751