Structural features associated with multiferroic behavior in the RX3(BO3)(4) system

Zhang, H.; Liu, S.; Nelson, C. S.; Bezmaternykh, L. N.; Chen, Y-S; et al. Journal Of Physics-condensed Matter. DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ab415f

The magnetoelectric effect in the RX3(BO3)(4) system (R = Ho, Eu, Sm, Nd, Gd; X = Fe, Al) varies significantly with the cation R despite very similar structural arrangements. Our structural studies reveal a symmetry reducing tilting of the BO3 planes and of the FeO6 polyhedra in the systems exhibiting low magnetic field induced electric polarization. Neutron scattering measurements reveal a lack of magnetic ordering indicating the primary importance of the atomic structure in the multiferroic behavior of this system.


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