Double spin-glass-like behavior and antiferromagnetic superexchange interaction between Fe^(3+) ions in α-Ga_(2-x)Fe_xO_3(0≤x≤0.4)

Single phase of Fe^3＋-doped α-Ga2-xFexO3（α-GF x O, x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） is synthesized by treating the β-Ga2-x Fe x O3（β-GF x O） precursors at high temperatures and high pressures. Rietveld refinements of the X-ray diffraction data show that the lattice constants increase monotonically with the increase of Fe^3＋content. Calorimetric measurements show that the temperature of the phase transition from α-GF x O to β-GF x O increases, while the associated enthalpy change decreases upon increasing Fe^3＋content. The optical energy gap deduced from the reflectance measurement is found to decrease monotonically with the increase in Fe3＋content. From the measurements of magnetic field-dependent magnetization and temperature-dependent inverse molar susceptibility, we find that the superexchange interaction between Fe^3＋ions is antiferromagnetic. Remnant magnetization is observed in the Fe^3＋-doped α-GF x O and is attributed to the spin glass in the magnetic sublattice. At high Fe^3＋doping level（x = 0.4）, two evident peaks are observed in the image part of the AC susceptibility χ ac. The frequency dependence in intensity of these two peaks as well as two spin freezing temperatures observed in the DC magnetization measurements of α-GF0.4O is suggested to be the behavior of two spin glasses.

Theoretical analysis of the anisotropy of the magnetization of the Ho^(3+) ion in holmium iron garnet single crystals

The spontaneous magnetization of the Ho^3＋ ion in holmium iron garnet （HoIG） single crystals in the temperature range of 4.2-294K along the directions [111], [110], and [100] are calculated, taking into account the effects of six magnetically inequivalent sites occupied by the Ho^3＋ ions based on the quantum theory. The calculated results show that the magnetization of the Ho^3＋ ion in HoIG is obviously anisotropic. The theoretical results ave in agreement with those of experiments. A primary interpretation of the anisotropy of magnetization of the Ho^3＋ ion in HoIG is put forward.

An investigation on the terbium gallium garnet magneto-optic properties of under high magnetic field

The superexchange interaction on a magnetic ion may be represented by an effective field Hm =λM in some paramagnetic materials, here λis the coefficient of effective field and M = XHe with X being the magnetic susceptibility and He being the applied field. The variation of the equivalent λX with the dynamic applied field is given and the crystal field-splitting levels of the excited configuration 4f75d1 of the Tb3＋ ion are calculated in the Tb3Ga5O12. By means of the effective field Hm and the applied field He, the Faraday rotation of Tb3CasO12 at 6 K and 41 K, under the high magnetic field and at 0.63μm wavelength, are presented. Our calculated results are in agreement with the experimental data.

Crystal growth and magnetic properties of quantum spin liquid candidate KErTe_(2)

Recently rare-earth chalcogenides have been revealed as a family of quantum spin liquid(QSL)candidates hosting a large number of members.In this paper we report the crystal growth and magnetic measurements of KErTe_(2),which is the first member of telluride in the family.Compared to its cousins of oxides,sulfides and selenides,KErTe_(2) retains the high symmetry of R3m and Er3+ions still sit on a perfect triangular lattice.The separation between adjacent magnetic layers is expectedly increased,which further enhances the two dimensionality of the spin system.Specific heat and magnetic susceptibility measurements on KErTe_(2) single crystals reveal no structural and magnetic transition down to 1.8 K.Most interestingly,the absorption spectrum shows that the charge gap of KErTe_(2) is roughly 0.93±0.35 eV,which is the smallest among all the reported members in the family.This immediately invokes the interest towards metallization even superconductivity using the compound.

Thickness-dependent magnetic order and phase transition in V5S8

V5S8 is an ideal candidate to explore the magnetism at the two-dimensional(2D)limit.A recent experiment has shown that the V5S8 thin films exhibit an antiferromagnetic(AFM)to ferromagnetic(FM)phase transition with reducing thickness.Here,for the first time,using density functional theory calculations,we report the antiferromagnetic order of bulk V5S8,which is consistent with the previous experiments.The specific antiferromagnetic order is reproduced when Ueff=2 eV is applied on the intercalated vanadium atoms within LDA.We find that the origin of the magnetic ordering is from superexchange interaction.We also investigate the thickness-dependent magnetic order in V5S8 thin films.It is found that there is an antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic phase transition when V5S8 is thinned down to 2.2 nm.The main magnetic moments of the antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic states of the thin films are located on the interlayered vanadium atoms,which is the same as that in the bulk.Meanwhile,the strain in the thin films also influences the AFM-FM phase transition.Our results not only reveal the magnetic order and origin in bulk V5S8 and thin films,but also provide a set of parameters which can be used in future calculations.