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Triangular Magnet Emergent from Noncentrosymmetric Sr0.94Mn0.86Te1.14O6 Single Crystals

We report the successful growth of high-quality single crystals of Sr0.94Mn0.86Te1.14O6 (SMTO) using a self-flux method. The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of SMTO are investigated by neutron powder diffraction (NPD), single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), thermodynamic, and nucl...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry 2022-12, Vol.61 (48), p.19058-19066
Main Authors: Moovendaran, Kalimuthu, Kalaivanan, Raju, Muthuselvam, I. Panneer, Babu, K. Ramesh, Lee, Suheon, Lee, C. H., Bayikadi, Khasim Saheb, Dhenadhayalan, Namasivayam, Chen, Wei-Tin, Wang, Chin-Wei, Lai, Yen-Chung, iizuka, Yoshiyuki, Choi, Kwang-Yong, Nalbandyan, Vladimir B., Sankar, Raman
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Summary:We report the successful growth of high-quality single crystals of Sr0.94Mn0.86Te1.14O6 (SMTO) using a self-flux method. The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of SMTO are investigated by neutron powder diffraction (NPD), single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), thermodynamic, and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques in conjunction with density functional theory calculations. NPD unambiguously determined octahedral (trigonal antiprismatic) coordination for all cations with the chiral space group P312 (no. 149), which is further confirmed by SCXRD data. The Mn and Te elements occupy distinct Wyckoff sites, and minor anti-site defects were observed in both sites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals the existence of mixed valence states of Mn in SMTO. The magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data evidence a weak antiferromagnetic order at T N = 6.6 K. The estimated Curie–Weiss temperature θCW = −21 K indicates antiferromagnetic interaction between Mn ions. Furthermore, both the magnetic entropy and the 125Te nuclear spin–lattice relaxation rate showcase that short-range spin correlations persist well above the Néel temperature. Our work demonstrates that Sr0.94(2)Mn0.86(3)Te1.14(3)O6 single crystals realize a noncentrosymmetric triangular antiferromagnet.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01585