Structural features associated with multiferroic behavior in the RX3(BO3)4 system

H. Zhang; S. Liu; C. S. Nelson; L. N. Bezmaternykh; Y. S. Chen; S. G. Wang; R. P.S.M. Lobo; K. Page; M. Matsuda; D. M. Pajerowski; T. J. Williams; T. A. Tyson

doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ab415f

Structural features associated with multiferroic behavior in the RX₃(BO₃)₄ system

H. Zhang, S. Liu, C. S. Nelson, L. N. Bezmaternykh, Y. S. Chen, S. G. Wang, R. P.S.M. Lobo, K. Page, M. Matsuda, D. M. Pajerowski, T. J. Williams, T. A. Tyson

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Abstract

The magnetoelectric effect in the RX₃(BO₃)₄ system (R = Ho, Eu, Sm, Nd, Gd; X = Fe, Al) varies significantly with the cation R despite very similar structural arrangements. Our structural studies reveal a symmetry reducing tilting of the BO₃ planes and of the FeO₆ polyhedra in the systems exhibiting low magnetic field induced electric polarization. Neutron scattering measurements reveal a lack of magnetic ordering indicating the primary importance of the atomic structure in the multiferroic behavior of this system.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	505704
Journal	Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume	31
Issue number	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ab415f
State	Published - Sep 30 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

crystal structure
ferroelectric
magnetoelectric
multiferroic
spin-lattice coupling

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