Magnetic and vibrational properties of the covalent chain antiferromagnet RbFeS2

  • Ternary rubidium-iron sulfide, RbFeS2, belongs to a family of quasi-one-dimensional compounds with the general chemical composition AFeCh2 (where A – K, Rb, Cs, Tl; Ch – S, Se). Understanding the magnetic properties of these compounds is a challenge. The controversy concerning the spin-state of the iron ion needs to be resolved to build the proper model of magnetism. Single crystals of RbFeS2 were grown and characterized by powder x-ray diffraction. QD MPMS-5 SQUID magnetometry was used to measure the magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat was measured utilizing QD PPMS-9 setup. Above the transition to three-dimensional antiferromagnetic order at the Néel temperature of TN = 188 K, the susceptibility exhibits unusual quasi-linear increase up to the highest measured temperature of 500 K. The specific heat was measured in the temperature range 1.8 – 300 K. Ab initio phonon dispersion and density-of-states calculations were performed by means of density functional theory (DFT), andTernary rubidium-iron sulfide, RbFeS2, belongs to a family of quasi-one-dimensional compounds with the general chemical composition AFeCh2 (where A – K, Rb, Cs, Tl; Ch – S, Se). Understanding the magnetic properties of these compounds is a challenge. The controversy concerning the spin-state of the iron ion needs to be resolved to build the proper model of magnetism. Single crystals of RbFeS2 were grown and characterized by powder x-ray diffraction. QD MPMS-5 SQUID magnetometry was used to measure the magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat was measured utilizing QD PPMS-9 setup. Above the transition to three-dimensional antiferromagnetic order at the Néel temperature of TN = 188 K, the susceptibility exhibits unusual quasi-linear increase up to the highest measured temperature of 500 K. The specific heat was measured in the temperature range 1.8 – 300 K. Ab initio phonon dispersion and density-of-states calculations were performed by means of density functional theory (DFT), and the calculated lattice specific heat was subtracted from the measured one giving the magnetic contribution to the specific heat. Our results suggest that the features of the magnetic specific heat are general for the whole family of the covalent chain ternary iron chalcogenides of the AFeCh2 structure and indicate an intermediate S = 3/2 spin state of the iron ion.show moreshow less

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Author:A. Kiiamov, Z. Seidov, D. Croitori, Vladimir TsurkanORCiDGND, Hans-Albrecht Krug von NiddaORCiDGND, Axel Günther, L. Tagirov, D. Tayurskii
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-940514
Frontdoor URLhttps://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/94051
ISSN:1742-6588OPAC
ISSN:1742-6596OPAC
Parent Title (English):Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Publisher:IOP Publishing
Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2022/03/01
Publishing Institution:Universität Augsburg
Release Date:2022/03/28
Volume:2164
Issue:1
First Page:012026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2164/1/012026
Institutes:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik / Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik V
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Licence (German):CC-BY 3.0: Creative Commons - Namensnennung (mit Print on Demand)