Ruminy, M;
Valdez, MN;
Wehinger, B;
Bosak, A;
Adroja, DT;
Stuhr, U;
Iida, K;
... Fennell, T; + view all
(2016)
First principles calculation and experimental investigation of lattice dynamics in the rare earth pyrochlores R2Ti2O7 (R=Tb, Dy, Ho).
Physical Review B
, 93
(21)
, Article 214308. 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214308.
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Abstract
We present a model of the lattice dynamics of the rare earth titanate pyrochlores R2Ti2O7 (R=Tb, Dy, Ho), which are important materials in the study of frustrated magnetism. The phonon modes are obtained by density functional calculations, and these predictions are verified by comparison with scattering experiments. Single crystal inelastic neutron scattering is used to measure acoustic phonons along high symmetry directions for R=Tb, Ho; single crystal inelastic x-ray scattering is used to measure numerous optical modes throughout the Brillouin zone for R=Ho; and powder inelastic neutron scattering is used to estimate the phonon density of states for R=Tb, Dy, Ho. Good agreement between the calculations and all measurements is obtained, meaning that the energies and symmetries of the phonons in these materials can be regarded as understood. The knowledge of the phonon spectrum is important for understanding spin-lattice interactions, and can be expected to be transferred readily to other members of the series to guide the search for unconventional magnetic excitations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | First principles calculation and experimental investigation of lattice dynamics in the rare earth pyrochlores R2Ti2O7 (R=Tb, Dy, Ho) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214308 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214308 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1482201 |
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