First-order spin reorientation transition and specific-heat anomaly in CeFeO3

S. J. Yuan; Y. M. Cao; L. Li; T. F. Qi; S. X. Cao; J. C. Zhang; L. E. Delong; G. Cao

doi:10.1063/1.4821516

First-order spin reorientation transition and specific-heat anomaly in CeFeO₃

S. J. Yuan, Y. M. Cao, L. Li, T. F. Qi, S. X. Cao, J. C. Zhang, L. E. Delong, G. Cao

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Abstract

We report the successful synthesis of single-phase polycrystalline CeFeO₃, and a thorough study of its magnetic and thermal properties. An abrupt spin reorientation transition occurs at T=240K, indicating a first-order phase transition from Γ₄ (G_x, A _y, F_z) to Γ₁ (A_x, G _y, C_z). A distinct thermal anomaly in the specific heat due to spin reorientation has been detected, with the onset and completion of the spin reorientation at 240K and 220K, respectively. The low-temperature specific heat exhibits a Schottky anomaly caused by paramagnetic Ce ³⁺. The very-low-temperature specific heat increases with increasing the applied magnetic field, suggesting an antiferromagnetic transition of Ce³⁺ exists below T=1.8K.

Original language	English
Article number	113909
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	114
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4821516
State	Published - Sep 21 2013

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Nos. 11274221, 50932003, 11074163), and the Research Innovation Fund of the Shanghai Education Committee (No. 12YZ018). S.J.Y. and G.C. acknowledge NSF support through Grants DMR-0856234, EPS-0814194, and DMR-1265162. L.E.D. was supported by US DoE Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER45653.

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