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Magnetization, specific heat, and thermal conductivity of hexagonal ErMnO$_3$ single crystals

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 نشر من قبل X. F. Sun
 تاريخ النشر 2017
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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We report a study of magnetism and magnetic transitions of hexagonal ErMnO$_3$ single crystals by magnetization, specific heat and heat transport measurements. Magnetization data show that the $c$-axis magnetic field induces three magnetic transitions at 0.8, 12 and 28 T. The specific heat shows a peak at 2.2 K, which is due to a magnetic transition of Er$^{3+}$ moments. For low-$T$ thermal conductivity ($kappa$), a clear dip-like feature appears in $kappa(H)$ isotherm at 1--1.25 T for $H parallel ab$; while in the case of $H parallel c$, a step-like increase is observed at 0.5--0.8 T. The transition fields in $kappa(H)$ are in good agreement with those obtained from magnetization, and the anomaly of $kappa$ can be understood by a spin-phonon scattering scenario. The natures of magnetic structures and corresponding field-induced transitions at low temperatures are discussed.

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