arXiv · 1501.01766
Antisite Disorder-induced Exchange Bias Effect in Multiferroic Y2CoMnO6
Abstract
Exchange bias effect in the ferromagnetic double perovskite compound Y$_2$CoMnO$_6$, which is also a multiferroic, is reported. The exchange bias, observed below 8~K, is explained as arising due to the interface effect between the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic clusters created by {\it antisite} disorder in this material. Below 8~K, prominent ferromagnetic hysteresis with metamagnetic "steps" and significant coercive field, $H_c \approx$ 10~kOe are observed in this compound which has a $T_c \approx$ 75~K. A model based on growth of ferromagnetic domains overcoming the elastic energy of structurally pinned magnetic interfaces, which closely resembles martensitic-like transitions, is adapted to explain the observed effects. The role of {\it antisite} disorder in creating the domain structure leading to exchange bias effect is highlighted in the present work.
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Harikrishnan S. Nair, Tapan Chatterji, Andre M. Strydom. 2015-01-08. Antisite Disorder-induced Exchange Bias Effect in Multiferroic Y2CoMnO6. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906204
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