Magnetic phase diagram of the olivine-type Mn2GeO4 single crystal estimated from magnetic, resonance and thermodynamic properties

N V Volkov; N V Mikhashenok; K A Sablina; O A Bayukov; M V Gorev; A D Balaev; A I Pankrats; V I Tugarinov; D A Velikanov; M S Molokeev; S I Popkov

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/25/13/136003

Magnetic phase diagram of the olivine-type Mn2GeO4 single crystal estimated from magnetic, resonance and thermodynamic properties

J Phys Condens Matter. 2013 Apr 3;25(13):136003. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/13/136003. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

Authors

N V Volkov¹, N V Mikhashenok, K A Sablina, O A Bayukov, M V Gorev, A D Balaev, A I Pankrats, V I Tugarinov, D A Velikanov, M S Molokeev, S I Popkov

Affiliation

¹ Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

PMID: 23462522
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/13/136003

Abstract

Mn2GeO4 single crystals with the olivine structure grown by the modified flux method have been investigated. Pronounced magnetic phase transitions at T1 = 47.7 K, T2 = 17 K and T3 = 5.5 K, with T2 being dependent on an applied magnetic field, have been found. Based on the data of magnetic, resonance and temperature measurements, the entire phase diagram of Mn2GeO4 has been built. Mn2GeO4 is shown to be a material with a complex magnetic structure consisting of two magnetic subsystems.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't