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Field induced spin ice like orders in spin liquid Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We have studied the field induced magnetic structures in the spin liquid Tb2_2Ti2_2O7_7, in a wide temperature (0.3<<TT<<270 K) and field (0<<HH<<7 T) range, by single crystal neutron diffraction with H\bf{H} // [110] axis. We combined unpolarized neutron data with polarized ones, analyzed within the local susceptibility model. A ferromagnetic-like structure with k\bf{k} = 0 propagation vector is induced, whose local order at low field and low temperature is akin to spin ice. The four Tb ions separate in α\alpha and β\beta chains having different values of the magnetic moments, which is quantitatively explained by taking the crystal field anisotropy into account. Above 2 T and below 2 K, an antiferromagnetic-like structure with k\bf{k} = (0,0,1) is induced besides the k\bf{k} = 0 structure. It shows a reentrant behavior and extends over a finite length scale. It occurs together with a broadening of the nuclear peaks, which suggests a field induced distortion and magnetostriction effect.

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@article{arxiv.0810.0110,
  title  = {Field induced spin ice like orders in spin liquid Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$},
  author = {H. Cao and A. Gukasov and I. Mirebeau and P. Bonville and G. Dhalenne},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0110},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures

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