Interplay of superexchange and vibronic effects in the hidden order of Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ from first principles

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Autores principales: Mosca, Dario Fiore, Franchini, Cesare, Pourovskii, Leonid V.
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author Mosca, Dario Fiore
Franchini, Cesare
Pourovskii, Leonid V.
author_facet Mosca, Dario Fiore
Franchini, Cesare
Pourovskii, Leonid V.
contents The origin of the "hidden" quadrupolar and unconventional magnetic low-temperature orders observed in the spin-orbit double perovskite Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ defies explanation through standard experimental and theoretical techniques. Here we address this problem by deriving and solving an ab initio low-temperature effective Hamiltonian including inter-site electronic exchange and vibronic (electron-lattice) couplings between $J_{eff}=3/2$ Jahn-Teller-active Rhenium states. Our findings disclose the nature of these elusive states, attributing it to intertwined exchange and electron-lattice couplings, thus diverging from the conventional dichotomy of purely electronic or lattice driving mechanisms. Our results indicate the resilience of the quadrupolar hidden order under pressure, yet its rapid suppression under uniaxial strain suggests that external or lattice-induced distortions play a pivotal role in determining the relative stability of competing phases in Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ and similar $d^1$ double perovskites.
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spellingShingle Interplay of superexchange and vibronic effects in the hidden order of Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ from first principles
Mosca, Dario Fiore
Franchini, Cesare
Pourovskii, Leonid V.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
The origin of the "hidden" quadrupolar and unconventional magnetic low-temperature orders observed in the spin-orbit double perovskite Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ defies explanation through standard experimental and theoretical techniques. Here we address this problem by deriving and solving an ab initio low-temperature effective Hamiltonian including inter-site electronic exchange and vibronic (electron-lattice) couplings between $J_{eff}=3/2$ Jahn-Teller-active Rhenium states. Our findings disclose the nature of these elusive states, attributing it to intertwined exchange and electron-lattice couplings, thus diverging from the conventional dichotomy of purely electronic or lattice driving mechanisms. Our results indicate the resilience of the quadrupolar hidden order under pressure, yet its rapid suppression under uniaxial strain suggests that external or lattice-induced distortions play a pivotal role in determining the relative stability of competing phases in Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ and similar $d^1$ double perovskites.
title Interplay of superexchange and vibronic effects in the hidden order of Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ from first principles
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15564