Magnetism, spin-phonon coupling and Kitaev interaction in Mott insulator La2ZnIrO6 single crystal oxide. Issue 19 (1st October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Poorva; Fan, Jiyu; Kumar, Ashwini; De, Binoy Krishna; Tian, Zhaoming; Zhang, Lei; Han, Hui; Liu, Wei; Ma, Chunlan; Sathe, V.G.; Yang, Hao
• Is Part Of: Ceramics international. Volume 48:Issue 19(2022)Part B
• Page Start: 29190
• Page End: 29196
• Publication Date: 2022-10-01
• Subjects: Double perovskite -- Spin-phonon coupling -- Kitaev interaction -- Mott-insulator -- Magnetic properties; Ceramics -- Periodicals; Céramique industrielle -- Périodiques; Ceramics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 666
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.163
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0272-8842

Abstract

Abstract: Due to the coexistence of spin-orbital coupling (SOC) and electron correlation interactions, double perovskite iridates are considered ideal material to investigate the Mott insulating states and Kitaev interactions. In this work, we studied the spin-orbital coupling (SOC), spin-phonon coupling (SPC), and Kitaev magnetism in antiferromagnetic La2 ZnIrO6 single crystal by magnetometer and Raman scattering spectroscopy measurements. Based on the temperature dependence of the magnetization under different magnetic fields, we found that all the initial temperatures of the paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition were basically concentrated around 8.8 K, while the temperature of ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic transition continued to decrease from 7 K to 2 K. Anomalous modes of frequency softening at magnetic-order temperature were detected from the polarized Raman scattering spectra, indicating the presence of strong spin-phonon coupling and Kitaev interaction in La2 ZnIrO6 .