Magnetism and electronic structure of La2ZnIrO6and La2MgIrO6: CandidateJeff=12Mott insulators

Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el) 0103 physical sciences FOS: Physical sciences 02 engineering and technology 0210 nano-technology 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.87.155136 Publication Date: 2013-04-22T10:27:18Z
ABSTRACT
27 pages, 8 figures. Accepted by Phys. Rev. B<br/>We study experimentally and theoretically the electronic and magnetic properties of two insulating double perovskites that show similar atomic and electronic structure, but different magnetic properties. In magnetization measurements, La2ZnIrO6 displays weak ferromagnetic behavior below 7.5 K whereas La2MgIrO6 shows antiferromagnetic behavior (AFM) below TN = 12 K. Electronic structure calculations find that the weak ferromagnetic behavior observed in La2ZnIrO6 is in fact due to canted antiferromagnetism. The calculations also predict canted antiferromagnetic behavior in La2MgIrO6, but intriguingly this was not observed. Neutron diffraction measurements confirm the essentially antiferromagnetic behavior of both systems, but lack the sensitivity to resolve the small (0.22 ��B/Ir) ferromagnetic component in La2ZnIrO6. Overall, the results presented here indicate the crucial role of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and the on-site Coulomb repulsion on the magnetic, transport, and thermodynamic properties of both compounds. The electronic structure calculations show that both compounds, like Sr2IrO4, are Jeff = 1/2 Mott insulators. Our present findings suggest that La2ZnIrO6 and La2MgIrO6 provide a new playground to study the interplay between SOC and on-site Coulomb repulsion in a 5d transition metal oxide.<br/>
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