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COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS
卷 2, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s43246-021-00121-6
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- DOE's Early Career Research Program under the project Actinide materials under extreme conditions
- DOE Office of Science [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- International Collaboration Center at the Institute for Materials Research (ICC-IMR)
- DOE [DE-SC0017631]
- National Science Foundation [DMR-1644779]
- State of Florida
- U.S. DOE Office of Basic Energy Science Project
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0017631] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Research on uranium dioxide crystals in the antiferromagnetic state under strong magnetic fields reveals the presence of piezomagnetism and magneto-elastic memory effect. The unexpected splitting of the [888] Bragg diffraction peak indicates the simultaneous existence of time-reversed magnetic domains and structural distortions. This study provides insights into the microscopic understanding of piezomagnetism and magnetic coupling in actinide materials.
Actinide materials exhibit strong spin-lattice coupling and electronic correlations, and are predicted to host new emerging ground states. One example is piezomagnetism and magneto-elastic memory effect in the antiferromagnetic Mott-Hubbard insulator uranium dioxide, though its microscopic nature is under debate. Here, we report X-ray diffraction studies of oriented uranium dioxide crystals under strong pulsed magnetic fields. In the antiferromagnetic state a [888] Bragg diffraction peak follows the bulk magnetostriction that expands under magnetic fields. Upon reversal of the field the expansion turns to contraction, before the [888] peak follows the switching effect and piezomagnetic 'butterfly' behaviour, characteristic of two structures connected by time reversal symmetry. An unexpected splitting of the [888] peak is observed, indicating the simultaneous presence of time-reversed domains of the 3-k structure and a complex magnetic-field-induced evolution of the microstructure. These findings open the door for a microscopic understanding of the piezomagnetism and magnetic coupling across strong magneto-elastic interactions. UO2 is an antiferromagnetic Mott-Hubbard insulator and exhibits piezomagnetism, though the origin of this is elusive. Here, X-ray diffraction of UO2 in pulsed magnetic fields reveals the presence of time-reversed magnetic domains and structural distortions that take place during the piezomagnetic switching.
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