Magnetic frustration, short-range correlations and the role of the paramagnetic Fermi surface of PdCrO2

David Billington, David Ernsting, Thomas E. Millichamp, Christopher Lester, Stephen B. Dugdale, David Kersh, Jonathan A. Duffy, Sean R. Giblin, Jonathan W. Taylor, Pascal Manuel, Dmitry D. Khalyavin, Hiroshi Takatsu

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Abstract

Frustrated interactions exist throughout nature, with examples ranging from protein folding through to frustrated magnetic interactions. Whilst magnetic frustration is observed in numerous electrically insulating systems, in metals it is a rare phenomenon. The interplay of itinerant conduction electrons mediating interactions between localised magnetic moments with strong spin-orbit coupling is likely fundamental to these systems. Therefore, knowledge of the precise shape and topology of the Fermi surface is important in any explanation of the magnetic behaviour. PdCrO2, a frustrated metallic magnet, offers the opportunity to examine the relationship between magnetic frustration, short-range magnetic order and Fermi surface topology. By mapping the short-range order in reciprocal space and experimentally determining the electronic structure, we have identified the dual role played by the Cr electrons in which the itinerant ones on the nested paramagnetic Fermi surface mediate the frustrated magnetic interactions between local moments.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScientific Reports
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2015

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