Chirality in BaTiOCu$_4$(PO$_4$)$_4$
Fuente:
arXiv
Salvato in:
| Autori principali: | , |
|---|---|
| Natura: | Preprint |
| Pubblicazione: |
2026
|
| Soggetti: | |
| Accesso online: | |
| Tags: |
Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
|
| _version_ | 1866909011471761408 |
|---|---|
| author | Hallett, Alex Spaldin, Nicola A. |
| author_facet | Hallett, Alex Spaldin, Nicola A. |
| contents | We present a first principles study of the ferrochiral phase transition in chiral BaTiOCu$_4$(PO$_4$)$_4$, which has been shown using X-ray diffraction to proceed via the antiferroaxial rotation of antipolar structural units. We analyze the atomic-site electric and magnetic multipole moments to identify connections between these multipoles and chirality and corroborate the previous experimental interpretation. We show that antiferroically ordered atomic-site electric toroidal dipole moments act as an order parameter for the antiferroaxial rotations, and that the overall chiral order is parameterized by the composite order of the antipolar electric dipole and electric toroidal dipole moments. Finally, we evaluate the suitability of various proposed order parameters for chirality, show that some can be excluded and suggest the most promising directions for future exploration. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2605_01927 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | Chirality in BaTiOCu$_4$(PO$_4$)$_4$ Hallett, Alex Spaldin, Nicola A. Materials Science We present a first principles study of the ferrochiral phase transition in chiral BaTiOCu$_4$(PO$_4$)$_4$, which has been shown using X-ray diffraction to proceed via the antiferroaxial rotation of antipolar structural units. We analyze the atomic-site electric and magnetic multipole moments to identify connections between these multipoles and chirality and corroborate the previous experimental interpretation. We show that antiferroically ordered atomic-site electric toroidal dipole moments act as an order parameter for the antiferroaxial rotations, and that the overall chiral order is parameterized by the composite order of the antipolar electric dipole and electric toroidal dipole moments. Finally, we evaluate the suitability of various proposed order parameters for chirality, show that some can be excluded and suggest the most promising directions for future exploration. |
| title | Chirality in BaTiOCu$_4$(PO$_4$)$_4$ |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01927 |