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Anharmonic Magnon Excitations in Noncollinear and Charge-Ordered RbFe^{2+}Fe^{3+}F_{6}

Authors :
M, Songvilay
E E, Rodriguez
R, Lindsay
M A, Green
H C, Walker
J A, Rodriguez-Rivera
C, Stock
Source :
Physical review letters. 121(8)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

RbFe^{2+}Fe^{3+}F_{6} is an example of a charge ordered antiferromagnet where iron sites, with differing valences, are structurally separated into two interpenetrating sublattices. The low temperature magnetically ordered Fe^{2+} (S=2) and Fe^{3+} (S=5/2) moments form a noncollinear orthogonal structure with the Fe^{3+} site displaying a reduced static ordered moment. Neutron spectroscopy on single crystals finds two distinct spin wave branches with a dominant coupling along the Fe^{3+} chain axis (b axis). High resolution spectroscopic measurements find an intense energy and momentum broadened magnetic band of scattering bracketing a momentum-energy region where two magnon processes are kinematically allowed. These anharmonic excitations are enhanced in this noncollinear magnet owing to the orthogonal spin arrangement.

Details

ISSN :
10797114
Volume :
121
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Accession number :
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