Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures

“Hidden”-order phases with high-rank multipolar order parameters have been recently detected in several cubic double perovskites of 5d transition metals. Here, by constructing and solving an ab initio low-energy Hamiltonian, we show that an antiferroic order of magnetic octupoles also forms in the t...

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Main Authors: Dario Fiore Mosca, Leonid V. Pourovskii
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/tvp5-mpy9
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description “Hidden”-order phases with high-rank multipolar order parameters have been recently detected in several cubic double perovskites of 5d transition metals. Here, by constructing and solving an ab initio low-energy Hamiltonian, we show that an antiferroic order of magnetic octupoles also forms in the tetragonal 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6}. The low-temperature order in this material is determined by a tetragonal crystal field dominating over exchange interactions. This results in a well isolated crystal-field doublet ground state hosting octupolar low-energy degrees of freedom. Very weak dipole moments entangled with the primary octupole order parameters are induced by admixture of the excited j1/2 spin-orbit multiplet. We show that the octupolar order leads to characteristic quasigapless magnetic excitation spectra, as well as to the intensity of superstructural neutron diffraction reflexes peaking at large scattering momenta.
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spelling doaj-art-b444efb4af8545c0abc08abab54abef32025-08-20T03:11:51ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-07-0173L03201610.1103/tvp5-mpy9Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signaturesDario Fiore MoscaLeonid V. Pourovskii“Hidden”-order phases with high-rank multipolar order parameters have been recently detected in several cubic double perovskites of 5d transition metals. Here, by constructing and solving an ab initio low-energy Hamiltonian, we show that an antiferroic order of magnetic octupoles also forms in the tetragonal 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6}. The low-temperature order in this material is determined by a tetragonal crystal field dominating over exchange interactions. This results in a well isolated crystal-field doublet ground state hosting octupolar low-energy degrees of freedom. Very weak dipole moments entangled with the primary octupole order parameters are induced by admixture of the excited j1/2 spin-orbit multiplet. We show that the octupolar order leads to characteristic quasigapless magnetic excitation spectra, as well as to the intensity of superstructural neutron diffraction reflexes peaking at large scattering momenta.http://doi.org/10.1103/tvp5-mpy9
spellingShingle Dario Fiore Mosca
Leonid V. Pourovskii
Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
Physical Review Research
title Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
title_full Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
title_fullStr Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
title_full_unstemmed Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
title_short Antiferro octupolar order in the 5d^{1} double perovskite Sr_{2}MgReO_{6} and its spectroscopic signatures
title_sort antiferro octupolar order in the 5d 1 double perovskite sr 2 mgreo 6 and its spectroscopic signatures
url http://doi.org/10.1103/tvp5-mpy9
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