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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L297-L303 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006/06/07 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics