Emergence of metamagnetic transition, re-entrant cluster glass and spin phonon coupling in Tb2CoMnO6

The double perovskite compound Tb2CoMnO6 has been investigated using x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), Raman spectroscopy, magnetic measurements and ab initio band structure calculations. It is observed that both anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) and ferromagnetic (FM) phase coexist in this material. The presence of anti-site disorder (ASD) has been established from the analysis of neutron diffraction data. Moreover, a prominent metamagnetic transition is observed in the M(H) behavior that has been explained with the drastic reorientation of the pinned domain which are aligned antiparallel by the antiphase boundaries (APBs) at zero field. The ASD further gives rise to spin frustration at low temperature which leads to the re-entrant cluster glass similar to 33 K. The coupling between phononic degree of freedom and spin in the system has also been demonstrated. It is observed that the theoretical calculation is consistent with that of the experimentally observed behavior.

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The double perovskite compound Tb2CoMnO6 exhibits both anti-ferromagnetic and ferromagnetic phases, coexisting due to the presence of anti-site disorder (ASD) that leads to spin frustration and the re-entrant cluster glass state at low temperatures. The coupling between phononic degree of freedom and spin has also been observed in the system. The experimental behavior is consistent with theoretical calculations.