Browsing by Author "Cervellino, A"

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    Jahn-Teller versus quantum effects in the spin-orbital material LuVO 3
    (American Physical Society, 2015-04-13) Skoulatos, M; Toth, S; Roessli, B; Enderle, M; Habicht, K; Sheptyakov, D; Cervellino, A; Freeman, PG; Reehuis, M; Stunault, A; McIntyre, GJ; Tung, LD; Marjerrison, C; Pomjakushina, E; Brown, PJ; Khomskii, DI; Rüegg, A; Kreyssig, A; Goldman, AI; Goff, JP
    We report on combined neutron and resonant x-ray scattering results, identifying the nature of the spin-orbital ground state and magnetic excitations in LuVO3 as driven by the orbital parameter. In particular, we distinguish between models based on orbital-Peierls dimerization, taken as a signature of quantum effects in orbitals, and Jahn-Teller distortions, in favor of the latter. In order to solve this long-standing puzzle, polarized neutron beams were employed as a prerequisite in order to solve details of the magnetic structure, which allowed quantitative intensity analysis of extended magnetic-excitation data sets. The results of this detailed study enabled us to draw definite conclusions about the classical versus quantum behavior of orbitals in this system and to discard the previous claims about quantum effects dominating the orbital physics of LuVO3 and similar systems. © 2015 American Physical Society
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    Lifting the geometric frustration through a monoclinic distortion in “114” YBaFe4O7.0: Magnetism and transport
    (Elsevier, 2013-09-01) Duffort, V; Sarkar, T; Caignaert, V; Pralong, V; Raveau, B; Avdeev, M; Cervellino, A; Waerenborgh, JC; Tsipis, EV
    The possibility to lift the geometric frustration in the “114” stoichiomeric tetragonal oxide YBaFe4O7.0 by decreasing the temperature has been investigated using neutron and synchrotron powder diffraction techniques. Besides the structural transition from tetragonal to monoclinic symmetry that appears at TS=180 K, a magnetic transition is observed below TN=95 K. The latter corresponds to a lifting of the 3D geometric frustration toward an antiferromagnetic long range ordering, never observed to date in a cubic based “114’” oxide. The magnetic structure, characterized by the propagation vector k1=(0,0,½), shows that one iron Fe2 exhibits a larger magnetic moment than the three others, suggesting a possible charge ordering according to the formula YBaFe 3 + Fe 3 2 + O 7.0 . The magnetic M(T) and χ′(T) curves, in agreement with neutron data, confirm the structural and magnetic transitions and evidence the coexistence of residual magnetic frustration. Moreover, the transport measurements show a resistive transition from a thermally activated conduction mechanism to a variable range hopping mechanism at TS=180 K, with a significant increase of the dependence of the resistivity vs. temperature. Mössbauer spectroscopy clearly evidences a change in the electronic configuration of the iron framework at the structural transition as well as coexistence of several oxidation states. The role of barium underbonding in these transitions is discussed. © 2013, Elsevier Ltd.