Co-existence of short- and long-range magnetic order in LaCo$_2$P$_2$

Autor: Forslund, Ola Kenji, Andreica, Daniel, Ohta, Hiroto, Imai, Masaki, Michioka, Chishiro, Yoshimura, Kazuyoshi, Månsson, Martin, Sugiyama, Jun
Rok vydání: 2021
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ac3cf9
Popis: The ferromagnetic (FM) nature of the metallic LaCo$_2$P$_2$ was investigated with the positive muon spin rotation, relaxation and resonance ($\mu^+$SR) technique. Transverse and zero field $\mu^+$SR measurements revealed that the compound enters a long range FM ground state at $T_{\rm C}=130.91(65)$~K, consistent with previous studies. Based on the reported FM structure, the internal magnetic field was computed at the muon sites, which were predicted with first principles calculations. The computed result agree well with the experimental data. Moreover, although LaCo$_2$P$_2$ is a paramagnet at higher temperatures $T>160$~K, it enters a short range ordered (SRO) magnetic phase for $T_{\rm C}Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures
Databáze: arXiv