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Multiferroic quantum criticality in (Eu,Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$ solid solution

Materials Science 2024-06-12 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

Based on the earlier published theory (\textit{Nature Mat}. \textbf{18}, 223--228 (2019)), a comprehensive experimental investigation of multiferroic quantum critical behavior of (Eu,Ba,Sr)TiO3_3 polycrystalline and single crystal samples was performed. Presence of the displacive ferroelectric quantum criticality is revealed through non-classical (T2T^2) temperature scaling of inverse dielectric susceptibility up to 60\,K. With increasing hydrostatic pressure, this ferroelectric quantum criticality is gradually suppressed. Inverse magnetic susceptibility follows classical Curie-Weiss law down to 4 K, but quantum fluctuations belonging to an antiferromagnetic phase transition (TN<0.8T_{\mathrm{N}} < 0.8 K) change its scaling below 3 K to T(1.7±0.1)T^{(1.7\pm 0.1)} and T(2.1±0.2)T^{(2.1\pm 0.2)} for samples containing 29\,\% and 25\,\% of Eu2+^{2+} ions, respectively. Experimental indications of the coexisting ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic, i.e. multiferroic, quantum fluctuations and qualitative explanation why they could be seen only in the immediate proximity of TNT_{\mathrm{N}} is given.

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@article{arxiv.2401.04677,
  title  = {Multiferroic quantum criticality in (Eu,Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$ solid solution},
  author = {Dalibor Repček and Petr Proschek and Maxim Savinov and Martin Kachlík and Jiří Pospíšil and Jan Drahokoupil and Petr Doležal and Jan Prokleška and Stanislav Kamba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04677},
  year   = {2024}
}
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