Ultrahigh magnetic field phases in the frustrated triangular-lattice magnet CuCrO2

作者:Miyata Atsuhiko; Portugall Oliver; Nakamura Daisuke; Ohgushi Kenya; Takeyama Shojiro*
来源:PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 2017, 96(18): 180401.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.180401

摘要

The magnetic phases of a triangular-lattice antiferromagnet CuCrO2 were investigated in magnetic fields along the c axis, H || [001], up to 120 T. Faraday rotation and magnetoabsorption spectroscopy were used to unveil the rich physics of magnetic phases. An up-up-down (UUD) magnetic structure phase was observed around 90-105 T at temperatures around 10 K. Additional distinct anomalies adjacent to the UUD phase were uncovered and the Y-shaped and the V-shaped phases are proposed to be viable candidates. These ordered phases emerged as a result of the interplay of geometrical spin frustration, single-ion anisotropy, and thermal fluctuations in an environment of extremely high magnetic fields.

  • 出版日期2017-11-1