Spectral signatures of spin-phonon and electron-phonon interactions in multiferroic iron borates

M. N. Popova; K. N. Boldyrev; S. A. Klimin; T. N. Stanislavchuk; A. A. Sirenko; L. N. Bezmaternykh

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.10.095

Spectral signatures of spin-phonon and electron-phonon interactions in multiferroic iron borates

M. N. Popova, K. N. Boldyrev, S. A. Klimin, T. N. Stanislavchuk, A. A. Sirenko, L. N. Bezmaternykh

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Abstract

High-resolution far-infrared reflection and polarized ellipsometry, as well as Raman scattering temperature-dependent measurements are used to study spin-phonon and electron-phonon interactions in rare-earth (RE) iron borates with the R32 structure of a natural mineral huntite, namely, in RFe₃(BO₃)₄ with R=Pr, Nd, and Sm. Pronounced peculiarities in the ω(T) dependences at the Néel temperature T_N≈32 K are observed for all the compounds studied and the origin of these peculiarities is discussed. A coupling between lattice phonons and crystal-field excitations of a RE ion manifests itself by a renormalization of frequencies and intensities of coupled modes. Modeling of the spectra has revealed the value of about 15 cm^-1 for the electron-phonon coupling constant in PrFe₃(BO₃)₄.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	250-254
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	383
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.10.095
State	Published - Jun 1 2015

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Electron-phonon coupling
Optical spectroscopy
Rare-earth iron borates
Spin-phonon interactions

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