Neutron diffraction studies and magnetism in Ti doped SrFeO < inf > 3-δ < /inf > systems

Abstract

The magnetic ground state of single phase tetragonal crystal structure with I4/mmm space group SrFe1-xTixO3-δ (x = 0.2 and 0.3) is investigated from 2 K to 300 K. Strong irreversibility is observed in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled DC magnetization curves. Arrott plots show the absence of spontaneous magnetization (MS) down to 2 K, ruling out the possibility of long range ferromagnetic order. Neutron diffraction measurements carried out at H = 0, 7 T (field cooled) at several temperatures above and below the T* (temperature at which M ZFC(T) is maximum) do not show any additional peaks and also no difference in intensity rules out, both the long range antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic orders. Hence, the combined study of dc magnetization and neutron diffraction results reveals cluster spin glass behavior in SrFe 1-xTixO3-δ (x = 0.2 and 0.3). © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.