- Accepted Paper
Magnetic structure of MnVGeO garnet oxide
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 25 September, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/8xvq-6p3v
Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 25 September, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/8xvq-6p3v
The low-temperature thermodynamic properties and magnetic structure of the garnet oxide {MnVGeO} (MVGO) have been investigated via magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and neutron diffraction measurements. MVGO exhibits two successive magnetic transitions at $T_{\rm N1} = 4$ K and $T_{\rm N2} = 2.6$ K, associated with the antiferromagnetic ordering of noncollinear Mn and collinear V sublattices, respectively. The Curie-Weiss analysis based on the susceptibility data and the magnetic entropy derived from the specific heat measurement confirmed the ground state for Mn and for V. Density functional theory calculations reproduce the experimentally determined magnetic structures, yielding nearest-neighbor antiferromagnetic couplings and along with a ferromagnetic coupling . By applying a magnetic field, we construct a temperature–field phase diagram for MVGO that encompasses multiple distinct phases. These results establish MVGO as a complex system among garnet-structure magnets.
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