Simultaneous ordering of holes and spins in La2NiO4.125.
Simultaneous ordering of holes and spins in La2NiO4.125.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.73.1003
复制
发表时间:
1994-08
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
J. Tranquada;D. Buttrey;V. Sachan;J. Lorenzo
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
J. Tranquada;D. Buttrey;V. Sachan;J. Lorenzo
We report a single-crystal neutron diffraction study of the incommensurate magnetic ordering that occurs in La[sub 2]NiO[sub 4.125] below 110 K. Besides the magnetic first and third harmonic Bragg peaks, we have also observed second harmonic peaks associated with charge ordering. The magnitude of the incommensurate splitting, [epsilon], is strongly temperature dependent. Lock-in behavior indicates that [epsilon] tends to rational fractions, while regions of continuous variation suggest a devil's staircase. Analysis of these features indicates that the holes, induced by the excess oxygen, order in domain walls that form antiphase boundaries between antiferromagnetic domains.