학술논문

Robust noncoplanar magnetism in band filling-tuned (Nd$_{1-x}$Ca$_x$)$_2$Mo$_2$O$_7$
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
Phys. Rev. B 104, 024436 (2021)
Subject
Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
Language
Abstract
In the metallic pyrochlore Nd$_2$Mo$_2$O$_7$, the conducting Molybdenum sublattice adopts canted, yet nearly collinear ferromagnetic order with nonzero scalar spin chirality. The chemical potential may be controlled by replacing Nd$^{3+}$ with Ca$^{2+}$, while introducing only minimal additional disorder to the conducting states. Here, we demonstrate the stability of the canted ferromagnetic state, including the tilting angle of Molybdenum spins, in (Nd$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$)$_2$Mo$_2$O$_7$ (NCMO) with $x\le 0.15$ using magnetic susceptibility measurements. Mo-Mo and Mo-Nd magnetic couplings both change sign above $x=0.22$, where the canted ferromagnetic state gives way to a spin-glass metallic region. Contributions to the Curie-Weiss law from two magnetic sublattices are separated systematically.
Comment: 22 pages, 9 figures