Large spontaneous exchange bias in a weak ferromagnet Pb6Ni9(TeO6)5

Abstract We report the magnetic and dielectric behavior of Pb6Ni9(TeO6)5, a new compound comprising the honeycomb-like layers of S = 1 spins, through detailed structural, magnetic and dielectric investigation. An antiferromagnetic-type transition at 25 K (T N ) with weak-ferromagnetic behavior is re...

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Auteurs principaux: B. Koteswararao, Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Tathamay Basu, Binoy Krishna Hazra, P. V. Srinivasarao, P. L. Paulose, S. Srinath
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/d1aed47fd24547f99314a9f7ba3da888
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Résumé:Abstract We report the magnetic and dielectric behavior of Pb6Ni9(TeO6)5, a new compound comprising the honeycomb-like layers of S = 1 spins, through detailed structural, magnetic and dielectric investigation. An antiferromagnetic-type transition at 25 K (T N ) with weak-ferromagnetic behavior is revealed. Interestingly, a large value of coercive field of 1.32 T at 2 K is observed. The isothermal magnetization after zero-field-cooled condition, it exhibits the presence of large spontaneous exchange bias (SEB) with a magnitude of 0.19 T at 2 K; which is rare in single bulk materials, especially without external doping. The value of |H EB| further enhances to 0.24 T under 16 T field-cooled condition, confirming the presence of large exchange bias in the material.