Spin reorientation and metamagnetic transitions in RFe0.5Cr0.5O3 perovskites (R = Tb,Dy, Ho,Er)

R. E. CARBONIO

PHYSICAL REVIEW B

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Año: 2018 vol. 98 p. 134417 - 134417

1098-0121

n this work we present the magnetic structures and spin reorientation (SR) transitions of the mixed orthochromite-orthoferrite perovskites RFe0.5Cr0.5O3 (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er). Magnetization as a function of temperature and external magnetic field as well as neutron powder diffraction measurements were used to characterize the magnetic transitions, including the SR transitions in the transition metal sublattice and the ordering of the rare earth sublattice. The studied compounds order antiferromagnetically below 270 K in a Gx configuration compatible with the 4 representation. As temperature decreases, all the compounds show a SR transition from Gx (Gamma4) to Gz (Gamma2). This transition occurs in a wide temperature range, where both magnetic configurations coexist. Below this SR, the behavior in each case depends on the rare earth. HoFe0.5Cr0.5O3 shows Ho3+ sublattice ordering at a relatively high temperature (45 K). DyFe0.5Cr0.5O3 and ErFe0.5Cr0.5O3 show a second SR