Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physical Review Letters
Publication Date
Page Number
037206
Volume
108
Issue
3
Abstract
We present a detailed study of magnetism in LuFe2O4, combining magnetization measurements with
neutron and soft x-ray diffraction. The magnetic phase diagram in the vicinity of TN involves a metamagnetic transition separating an antiferro- and a ferrimagnetic phase. For both phases the spin structure is refined by neutron diffraction. Observed diffuse magnetic scattering far above TN is explained in terms of near degeneracy of the magnetic phases.
