Magnon-phonon interactions in the spinel compound MnSc2Se4

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Abstract

We investigated the magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of MnSc2Se4 single crystals at low temperature under a magnetic field directed along the crystallographic [111] axis. The magnetization data at low temperature show a linear increase with magnetic field, until saturation is reached above 15 T. In ultrasound, a longitudinal acoustic mode shows a softening in field, which is absent for a transverse acoustic mode. We discuss these results using a microscopic model based on the framework of linear spin-wave theory. The magnetic and magnetoelastic data are qualitatively reproduced by considering magnon-phonon interactions arising from exchange-striction coupling between the crystal lattice and spin-wave fluctuations in the zero-temperature limit.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number094414
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume110
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2024
Peer-reviewedYes