Magnetic and electronic ordering phenomena in the Ru2 O6 -layer honeycomb lattice compound AgRuO3
Schnelle W, Prasad BE, Felser C, Jansen M, Komleva EV, Streltsov SV, Mazin II, Khalyavin D, Manuel P, Pal S, Muthu DVS, Sood AK, Klyushina ES, Lake B, Orain JC, Luetkens H (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 103
Article Number: 214413
Journal Issue: 21
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.214413
Abstract
The silver ruthenium oxide AgRuO3 consists of honeycomb Ru25+O62- layers and can be considered an analogue of SrRu2O6 with a different intercalation. We present measurements of magnetic susceptibility and specific heat on AgRuO3 single crystals, which reveal a sharp antiferromagnetic transition at 342(3) K. The electrical transport in single crystals of AgRuO3 is determined by a combination of activated conduction over an intrinsic semiconducting gap of ≈100 meV and carriers trapped and thermally released from defects. From powder neutron diffraction data a Néel-type antiferromagnetic structure with the Ru moments along the c axis is derived. Raman spectroscopy on AgRuO3 single crystals and muon spin rotation spectroscopy on powder samples indicate a further weak phase transition or a crossover in the temperature range 125-200 K. The transition does not show up in the magnetic susceptibility, and its origin is argued to be related to defects but cannot be fully clarified. The experimental findings are complemented by density-functional-theory-based electronic structure calculations. It is found that the magnetism in AgRuO3 is similar to that in SrRu2O6, however, with stronger intralayer and weaker interlayer magnetic exchange interactions.
Involved external institutions
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe (MPI CPfS) / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Germany (DE)
Russian Academy of Sciences / Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (RAS)
Russian Federation (RU)
George Mason University
United States (USA) (US)
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
United Kingdom (GB)
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
India (IN)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB)
Germany (DE)
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
Switzerland (CH)
Germany (DE)
Russian Academy of Sciences / Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (RAS)
Russian Federation (RU)
George Mason University
United States (USA) (US)
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
United Kingdom (GB)
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
India (IN)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB)
Germany (DE)
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Schnelle, W., Prasad, B.E., Felser, C., Jansen, M., Komleva, E.V., Streltsov, S.V.,... Luetkens, H. (2021). Magnetic and electronic ordering phenomena in the Ru2 O6 -layer honeycomb lattice compound AgRuO3. Physical Review B, 103(21). https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.214413
MLA:
Schnelle, Walter, et al. "Magnetic and electronic ordering phenomena in the Ru2 O6 -layer honeycomb lattice compound AgRuO3." Physical Review B 103.21 (2021).
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