Active role of nonmagnetic cations in magnetic interactions for double-perovskite S r2BOs O6(B= Y,In,Sc)
Kanungo S, Yan B, Felser C, Jansen M (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 93
Article Number: 161116
Journal Issue: 16
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.161116
Abstract
Using first-principles density-functional theory, we have investigated the electronic and magnetic properties of recently synthesized and characterized 5d double-perovskites Sr2BOsO6(B=Y,In,Sc). The electronic structure calculations show that in all compounds the Os5+ (5d3) site is the only magnetically active one, whereas Y3+, In3+, and Sc3+ remain in nonmagnetic states with Sc/Y and In featuring d0 and d10 electronic configurations, respectively. Our studies reveal the important role of closed-shell (d10) versus open-shell (d0) electronic configurations of the nonmagnetic sites in determining the overall magnetic exchange interactions. Although the magnetic Os5+ (5d3) site is the same in all compounds, the magnetic superexchange interactions mediated by nonmagnetic Y/In/Sc species are strongest for Sr2ScOsO6, weakest for Sr2InOsO6, and intermediate in the case of the Y (d0) due to different energy overlaps between Os-5d and Y/In/Sc-d states. This explains the experimentally observed substantial differences in the magnetic transition temperatures of these materials, despite an identical magnetic site and underlying magnetic ground state. Furthermore, short-range Os-Os exchange interactions are more prominent than long-range Os-Os interactions in these compounds, which contrasts with the behavior of other 3d-5d double perovskites.
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APA:
Kanungo, S., Yan, B., Felser, C., & Jansen, M. (2016). Active role of nonmagnetic cations in magnetic interactions for double-perovskite S r2BOs O6(B= Y,In,Sc). Physical Review B, 93(16). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.161116
MLA:
Kanungo, Sudipta, et al. "Active role of nonmagnetic cations in magnetic interactions for double-perovskite S r2BOs O6(B= Y,In,Sc)." Physical Review B 93.16 (2016).
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