LOW-TEMPERATURE MAGNETIC-STRUCTURE OF THE OLIVINE MN2SISE4

Authors
BODENAN F CAJIPE VB OUVRARD G ANDRE G
Citation
F. Bodenan et al., LOW-TEMPERATURE MAGNETIC-STRUCTURE OF THE OLIVINE MN2SISE4, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 164(1-2), 1996, pp. 233-240
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
03048853
Volume
164
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
233 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(1996)164:1-2<233:LMOTOM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The low temperature magnetic structure of Mn2SiSe4 is shown to consist of antiferromagnetically coupled planes of spins with an easy axis pa rallel to the c-axis. A weak spontaneous magnetization and diffuse sca ttering observed at T less than or equal to 66(2) K suggest that the s pins are canted in a locally ordered manner. This spin configuration g ives a new example of how B(II) moments may order within the B(2)AX(4) (A = Si, Ge; X = O, S, Se) olivine structure.