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A Scheie1,2, J Kindervater1,2, S Säubert3,4, C Duvinage3, C Pfleiderer3, H J Changlani1,2, S Zhang1,2, L Harriger5, K Arpino2,6, S M Koohpayeh1,2, O Tchernyshyov1,2, C Broholm1,2,5,7.
Abstract
We present a magnetic phase diagram of rare-earth pyrochlore Yb_{2}Ti_{2}O_{7} in a ⟨111⟩ magnetic field. Using heat capacity, magnetization, and neutron scattering data, we show an unusual field dependence of a first-order phase boundary, wherein a small applied field increases the ordering temperature. The zero-field ground state has ferromagnetic domains, while the spins polarize along ⟨111⟩ above 0.65 T. A classical Monte Carlo analysis of published Hamiltonians does account for the critical field in the low T limit. However, this analysis fails to account for the large bulge in the reentrant phase diagram, suggesting that either long-range interactions or quantum fluctuations govern low field properties.Year: 2017 PMID: 29341662 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.127201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161