Spin glass behavior and magnetic boson peak in a structural glass of a magnetic ionic liquid

Abstract Glassy magnetic behavior has been observed in a wide range of crystalline magnetic materials called spin glass. Here, we report spin glass behavior in a structural glass of a magnetic ionic liquid, C4mimFeCl4. Magnetization measurements demonstrate that an antiferromagnetic ordering occurs...

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Autores principales: Maiko Kofu, Ryuta Watanuki, Toshiro Sakakibara, Seiko Ohira-Kawamura, Kenji Nakajima, Masato Matsuura, Takeshi Ueki, Kazuhiro Akutsu, Osamu Yamamuro
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/92420f52927345899b2528cdbaa2b921
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Sumario:Abstract Glassy magnetic behavior has been observed in a wide range of crystalline magnetic materials called spin glass. Here, we report spin glass behavior in a structural glass of a magnetic ionic liquid, C4mimFeCl4. Magnetization measurements demonstrate that an antiferromagnetic ordering occurs at T N = 2.3 K in the crystalline state, while a spin glass transition occurs at T SG = 0.4 K in the structural glass state. In addition, localized magnetic excitations were found in the spin glass state by inelastic neutron scattering, in contrast to spin-wave excitations in the ordered phase of the crystalline sample. The localized excitation was scaled by the Bose population factor below T SG and gradually disappeared above T SG. This feature is highly reminiscent of boson peaks commonly observed in structural glasses. We suggest the “magnetic” boson peak to be one of the inherent dynamics of a spin glass state.