Magnetic and Magnetoelectric Properties of Scandoborate NdSc3(BO3)(4)

Eremin, E., V; Dubrovskii, A. A.; Gudim, I. A.; Titova, V. R.; Merkulov, M., V/ Physics Of The Solid State/

https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783421070052

Trigonal neodymium scandoborate NdSc₃(BO₃)₄ single crystals have been grown by the batch flux method using bismuth trimolybdate and their magnetic and magnetoelectric properties have been investigated in the temperature range of 4.2–300 K in magnetic fields of up to 9 T. Magnetically, the compound is a paramagnet and its properties are determined by the magnetic properties of the Nd³⁺ ion with allowance for the Van Vleck paramagnetic correction. The magnetoelectric polarization value has been found to be comparable with that of the previously investigated diluted neodymium aluminum borate Nd_0.35Y_0.65Al₃(BO₃)₄. The latter circumstance opens up another subclass of compounds that should exhibit the giant magnetoelectric effect.