High-temperature onset of field-induced transitions in the spin-ice compound Dy2Ti2O7
We have studied the field-dependent ac magnetic susceptibility of single crystals of Dy2Ti2O7 spin ice along the [111] direction in the temperature range 1.8-7 K. Our data reflect the onset of local spin-ice order in the appearance of different field regimes. In particular, we observe a prominent fe...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repositorio: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/84480 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84480 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Física Magnetism Frustrated Magnets Spin Ice |
| Sumario: | We have studied the field-dependent ac magnetic susceptibility of single crystals of Dy2Ti2O7 spin ice along the [111] direction in the temperature range 1.8-7 K. Our data reflect the onset of local spin-ice order in the appearance of different field regimes. In particular, we observe a prominent feature at approximately 1.0 T that is a precursor of the low-temperature metamagnetic transition out of field-induced kagome ice, below which the kinetic constraints imposed by the ice rules manifest themselves in a substantial frequency dependence of the susceptibility. Despite the relatively high temperatures, our results are consistent with a monopole picture, and they demonstrate that such a picture can give physical insight into spin-ice systems even outside the low-temperature, low-density limit where monopole excitations are well-defined quasiparticles. |
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