arXiv · cond-mat/0105362
Short-range Magnetic interactions in the Spin-Ice compound Ho$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$
Abstract
Magnetization and susceptibility studies on single crystals of the pyrochlore Ho$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$ are reported for the first time. Magnetization isotherms are shown to be qualitatively similar to that predicted by the nearest neighbor spin-ice model. Below the lock-in temperature, $T^{\ast }\simeq 1.97$ K, magnetization is consistent with the locking of spins along [111] directions in a specific two-spins-in, two-spins-out arrangement. Below $T^{\ast}$ the magnetization for $B||[111]$ displays a two step behavior signalling the breaking of the ice rules.
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A. L. Cornelius, J. S. Gardner. 2001-05-18. Short-range Magnetic interactions in the Spin-Ice compound Ho$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.64.060406
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