Effect of random antiferromagnetic exchange on the spin waves in a three-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet

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Hameed, S. [1 ,5 ]
Wang, Z. [1 ,6 ,7 ]
Gautreau, D. M. [1 ,2 ]
Joe, J. [1 ]
Olson, K. P. [2 ,8 ]
Chi, S. [3 ]
Gehring, P. M. [4 ]
Hong, T. [3 ]
Pajerowski, D. M. [3 ]
Williams, T. J. [3 ]
Xu, Z. [4 ]
Matsuda, M. [3 ]
Birol, T. [2 ]
Fernandes, R. M. [1 ]
Greven, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Phys & Astron, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Chem Engn & Mat Sci, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[3] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Neutron Scattering Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[4] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, NIST Ctr Neutron Res, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
[5] Max Planck Inst Solid State Res, Heisenbergstr 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[6] Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Correlated Matter, Hangzhou 310058, Peoples R China
[7] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Phys, Hangzhou 310058, Peoples R China
[8] Northwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60201 USA
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TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; HEAT-BATH; SEMICONDUCTORS; SIMULATIONS; ALGORITHMS; DYNAMICS;
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10.1103/PhysRevB.108.134406
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Neutron scattering is used to study spin waves in the three-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet YTiO3, with spin-spin exchange disorder introduced via La substitution at the Y site. No significant changes are observed in the spin-wave dispersion up to a La concentration of 20%. However, a strong broadening of the spectrum is found, indicative of shortened spin-wave lifetimes. Density-functional theory calculations predict minimal changes in exchange constants as a result of average structural changes due to La substitution, in agreement with the data. The absence of significant changes in the spin-wave dispersion, the considerable lifetime effect, and the reduced ordered magnetic moment previously observed in the La-substituted system are qualitatively captured by an isotropic, nearest-neighbor, three-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet model with random antiferromagnetic exchange. We therefore establish Y1-xLaxTiO3 as a model system for the study of antiferromagnetic spin-exchange disorder in a three-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet.
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