Novel dielectric anomalies due to spin-chains above and below Néel temperature in Ca3Co2O6

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Author	Basu, Tathamay Iyer, K. R. Krishna Singh, Kiran Sampathkumaran, E. V.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	We bring out novel dielectric behavior of a spin-chain compound, Ca3Co2O6, undergoing Néel order at (TN = ) 24 K. It is found that the virgin curve in the plot of isothermal dielectric constant (ε') versus magnetic-field lies outside the 'butterfly-shaped' envelope curve well below TN (e.g., 2.6 K), with a signature of a partial arrest of the high-field magnetoelectric (ME) phase in zero-field after travelling through magnetic-field-induced magnetic transitions. This behavior is in contrast to that observed in the isothermal magnetization data. Thus, this work brings out a novel case for 'phase-coexistence phenomenon' due to ME coupling. Another strange finding is that there is a weak, but a broad, peak in ε' around 85-115 K well above TN, attributable to incipient spin-chain magnetic ordering. This finding should inspire further work to study ME coupling on artificial assemblies of magnetic chains, also keeping in mind miniaturization required for possible applications.
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DOI	10.1038/srep03104
PubMed reference number	24173211
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	3
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.8548v1.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03104
Journal	Scientific reports
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article