The origin of frustration of magnetic coupling in the NiFeCrO4 ferrite

Autor: A. N. Goryaga, L. G. Antoshina, D. A. Chursin
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Physics of the Solid State. 44:747-751
ISSN: 1090-6460
1063-7834
Popis: The magnetostriction of the NiFeCrO4 ferrite is investigated for the first time. It is found that the frustration of magnetic coupling occurs only in the B sublattice of the NiFeCrO4 ferrite, whereas the A sublattice has a usual magnetic structure. The inference is made that the frustration of magnetic coupling in the B sublattice is caused not only by the negative direct BB exchange interaction Cr B 3+ -Cr B 3+ but also by the positive indirect AB exchange interaction Fe A 3+ -O2−-Cr B 3+ . Reasoning from the experimental data and an analysis of the exchange interactions in the NiFeCrO4 ferrite sample, it is demonstrated for the first time that the magnetic moments of Fe A 3+ ions in this ferrite deviate from collinearity. It is established that, at low temperatures, the B sublattice of the NiFeCrO4 ferrite is responsible for the total magnetic moment n 0exp.
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