Ferromagnetic ordering on the triangular lattice in the pyrochlore spin-ice compound Dy2Ti2O7

H. Sato*, K. Matsuhira, T. Tayama, Z. Hiroi, S. Takagi, T. Sakakibara

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Abstract

Ice-rule breaking spin-flip in a pyrochlore spin ice compound Dy 2Ti2O7 has been studied in a field applied near the [112] direction, by means of angle-resolved magnetization measurements. We obtained strong evidence that the magnetization component perpendicular to the kagomé plane undergoes a first-order transition below ∼0.26 K. This transition is driven by a ferromagnetic ordering in the field-decoupled spins on the triangular lattice in Dy2Ti2O7, as predicted theoretically.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L297-L303
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume18
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006/06/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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