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Jeudi 18 Décembre 2014, 10h30
Amphi Boreau, Esc C, 2ème etage
Exotic magnetism on the frustrated FCC lattice of 4d and 5d double perovskites
Edwin Kermarrec
McMaster University — Department of Physics & Astronomy
In the search for new exotic quantum states, the impact of strong spin-orbit interaction has been recently underlined with the discovery of the Jeff = ½ spin-orbital Mott state in the 5d5 layered perovskites iridates [1]. The double perovskite structure, where the magnetic ions form a face-centered-cubic (fcc) sublattice, can accommodate a large variety of 5d transition metal elements, and therefore offers an ideal playground for systematic studies of the exotic magnetic and non-magnetic ground states stabilized by strong spin-orbit coupling [2].
Here, we report time-of-flight neutron scattering measurements on the antiferromagnetic, frustrated, cubic double perovskite system Ba2YOsO6 [3]. Its non-distorted fcc lattice is decorated with magnetic Os5+ (5d3) ions which undergo a magnetic transition to a type I fcc long range ordered antiferromagnetic state below TN = 70 K. Our inelastic data reveals a large spin gap to the spin-wave excitations ∆ = 17 meV, unexpected for an orbitally quenched, d3 electronic configuration. We will discuss our results in the context of other recently studied cubic double perovskites, where exotic magnetic and non-magnetic phases are expected.
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[3] E. Kermarrec et al., arXiv:1410.0725 (2014).