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Phase diagram with enhanced spin-glass region of mixed Ising / XY magnets LiHo$_{x}$Er$_{1-x}$F$_{4}$

Authors :
Piatek, J. O.
Piazza, B. Dalla
Nikseresht, N.
Tsyrulin, N.
Živković, I.
Krämer, K. W.
Laver, M.
Prokes, K.
Mataš, S.
Christensen, N. B.
Rønnow, H. M.
Source :
Phys. Rev. B 88, 014408 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

We present the experimental phase diagram of LiHo$_x$Er$_{1-x}$F$_4$, a dilution series of dipolar-coupled model magnets.The phase diagram was determined using a combination of AC susceptibility and neutron scattering. Three unique phases in addition to the Ising ferromagnet LiHoF$_4$ and the XY anti-ferromagnet LiErF$_4$ have been identified. Below $x=0.86$ an embedded spin-glass phase is observed, where a spin-glass exists within the ferromagnetic structure. Below $x=0.57$ an Ising spin-glass is observed consisting of frozen needle-like clusters. For $x \sim 0.3 - 0.1$ an antiferromagnetically coupled spin-glass occurs. A reduction of $T_C(x)$ for the ferromagnet is observed which disobeys the mean-field predictions that worked for LiHo$_x$Y$_{1-x}$F$_4$.<br />Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. B 88, 014408 (2013)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1307.4271
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.88.014408