About the origin of the magnetic ground state of Tb$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$

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Autores principales: Alexanian, Y., Lhotel, E., Robert, J., Petit, S., Lefrançois, E., Lejay, P., Hadj-Azzem, A., Damay, F., Ollivier, J., Fåk, B., Ballou, R., De Brion, S., Simonet, V.
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author Alexanian, Y.
Lhotel, E.
Robert, J.
Petit, S.
Lefrançois, E.
Lejay, P.
Hadj-Azzem, A.
Damay, F.
Ollivier, J.
Fåk, B.
Ballou, R.
De Brion, S.
Simonet, V.
author_facet Alexanian, Y.
Lhotel, E.
Robert, J.
Petit, S.
Lefrançois, E.
Lejay, P.
Hadj-Azzem, A.
Damay, F.
Ollivier, J.
Fåk, B.
Ballou, R.
De Brion, S.
Simonet, V.
contents Magnetic-rare-earth pyrochlore iridates exhibit a rich variety of unconventional phases, driven by the complex interactions within and between the rare-earth and the iridium sublattices. In this study, we investigate the peculiar magnetic state of Tb$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$, where a component of the Tb$^{3+}$ moment orders perpendicular to its local Ising anisotropy axis. By means of neutron diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering down to dilution temperatures, complemented by specific heat measurements, we show that this intriguing magnetic state is fully established at 1.5 K and we characterize its excitation spectrum across a broad range of energies. Our calculations reveal that bilinear interactions between Tb$^{3+}$ ions subjected to the Ir molecular field capture several key features of the experiments, but need to be supplemented to fully reproduce the observed behavior.
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spellingShingle About the origin of the magnetic ground state of Tb$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$
Alexanian, Y.
Lhotel, E.
Robert, J.
Petit, S.
Lefrançois, E.
Lejay, P.
Hadj-Azzem, A.
Damay, F.
Ollivier, J.
Fåk, B.
Ballou, R.
De Brion, S.
Simonet, V.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Magnetic-rare-earth pyrochlore iridates exhibit a rich variety of unconventional phases, driven by the complex interactions within and between the rare-earth and the iridium sublattices. In this study, we investigate the peculiar magnetic state of Tb$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$, where a component of the Tb$^{3+}$ moment orders perpendicular to its local Ising anisotropy axis. By means of neutron diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering down to dilution temperatures, complemented by specific heat measurements, we show that this intriguing magnetic state is fully established at 1.5 K and we characterize its excitation spectrum across a broad range of energies. Our calculations reveal that bilinear interactions between Tb$^{3+}$ ions subjected to the Ir molecular field capture several key features of the experiments, but need to be supplemented to fully reproduce the observed behavior.
title About the origin of the magnetic ground state of Tb$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00749