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Successive magnetic phase transitions of a Co vermiculite intercalation compound: An Ising-like Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a triangular lattice

  • State University of New York Binghamton University
  • Toyo University

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Abstract

A Co vermiculite intercalation compound (VIC) magnetically behaves as an Ising-like Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a triangular lattice. Magnetic properties of a Co VIC have been studied using superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) dc magnetization and SQUID ac magnetic-susceptibility measurements. This compound undergoes magnetic phase transitions at TN1 (=16.3 K) and TN2 (=10.7 K), and shows magnetic anomalies at Tp1 (=7.7 K), Tp2 (=5.9 K), and Tp3 (≈3K). The c-axis spin order and the in-plane spin order occur at TN1 and TN2, respectively. The magnetic phase diagram for H∥c consists of four phases whose boundaries meet at a multicritical point (Tm ≈12 K,Hm ≈25 kOe). The freedom of rotation around an axis perpendicular to the spin plane where three sublattice- magnetization vectors lie could be frozen out below Tp1 or Tp2. A superparamagnetic behavior of Arrhenius type is observed around Tp3.

Original languageEnglish
Article number134438
Pages (from-to)1344381-1344389
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume65
Issue number13
StatePublished - Apr 1 2002

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