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Strong spin-lattice coupling and prominent frustration effects observed in the 50$\%$ Fe-doped frustrated hexagonal ($h$)LuMnO$_3$ are reported. A N\'{e}el transition at $T_{\mathrm N} \approx$ 112~K and a possible spin re-orientation…
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We have studied the crystal and magnetic structures of Fe-doped hexagonal manganites LuMn1-xFexO3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) by using bulk magnetization and neutron powder diffraction methods. The samples crystalize consistently in a…
We clarify that the antiferromagnetic order in the distorted tetrahedral quasi-one dimensional spin system induces electric polarizations. In this system, the effects of the low dimensionality and the magnetic frustration are expected to…
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The structural, dielectric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric (ME) properties of particulate composites containing lead-iron niobate and lead titanate piezoelectric 0.94[PbFe$_{0.5}$Nb$_{0.5}$O$_3$]-0.06[PbTi$_{0.5}$O$_3$] (PFN-PT) and…
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