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@ARTICLE{Weigel:584521,
author = {Weigel, Tina and Richter, Carsten and Nentwich, Melanie and
Garbe, Valentin and Mehner, Erik and Bouchnoir, Laurence and
Novikov, Dmitri and Meyer, Dirk C. and Zschornak, Matthias},
title = {{P}icometer atomic displacements behind ferroelectricity in
the commensurate low-temperature phase in multiferroic
{YM}n$_2${O}$_5$},
journal = {Physical review / B},
volume = {109},
number = {5},
issn = {2469-9950},
address = {Woodbury, NY},
publisher = {Inst.},
reportid = {PUBDB-2023-03136},
pages = {054101},
year = {2024},
abstract = {Multiferroics are rare materials that exhibit an
interaction of ferroelectricity and magnetism. One such
multiferroic material is the Mn-based mullite YMn$_2$O$_5$.
YMn$_2$O$_5$ undergoes several low-temperature phases, and
the origin of ferroelectricity in the commensurate phase
remains open. Changes in the Mn spin configuration are
believed to be the main driving force, which can be induced
by magnetostriction caused by symmetric exchange, the
antisymmetric inverse Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, or
a combination of both. These mechanisms are accompanied by
specific displacements of ions in the structure. The space
group Pbam(55) of the paraelectric phase does not allow
polar displacements. Moreover, conventional structure
analysis has been unsuccessful in refining the charge
structure in a lower symmetric phase due to its limited
sensitivity in resolving the expected positional
displacements. To shed light on this controversial
discussion, our goal was to resolve potential ionic
displacements within a polar space group by employing the
new resonantly suppressed diffraction method, which is
highly sensitive to minuscule structural changes in the
(sub)picometer range. In this paper, we present the first
refined structure model of the commensurate phase in
YMn$_2$O$_5$ using the lower symmetric space group Pb2$_1$m,
allowing polarization in the b direction. We observed a
significant displacement of the Mn ions and the partial
structure of oxygen, resulting in a calculated spontaneous
polarization P$_S$=(1.3±0.4)mCm$^{−2}$, which is in good
agreement with our measured value
P$_S$=(0.88±0.06)mCm$^{−2}$. Importantly, we confirm that
PS predominantly arises from an ionic contribution induced
by magnetostriction. These results hold great interest not
only for all multiferroic Mn-based mullites, but also for
other multiferroic materials where ferroelectricity arises
from their magnetic order. Furthermore, a precise
understanding of the ionic movement induced by magnetism
will aid in the material tuning process to enhance or create
multiferroic properties.},
cin = {DOOR ; HAS-User / FS-PETRA-D / IT / FS-PET-D},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731 /
I:(DE-H253)FS-PETRA-D-20210408 / I:(DE-H253)IT-20120731 /
I:(DE-H253)FS-PET-D-20190712},
pnm = {631 - Matter – Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control
(POF4-631) / 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) / DFG project
324641898 - Resonante Röntgendiffraktion unter optimierter
destruktiver Interferenz zur hochsensitiven Bestimmung
phasenaufgelöster lagespezifischer Atomverrückungen in
kristallinen Materialien (324641898) / DFG project 409743569
- Kontrollierte Einstellung der Atomstruktur in
Funktionsmaterialien durch akustische Wellen und elektrische
Felder (409743569) / DFG project 397252409 - Compute Cluster
zur Zentralisierung der Rechenbedarfe (397252409) / EURIZON
- European network for developing new horizons for RIs
(871072)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-631 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3 /
G:(GEPRIS)324641898 / G:(GEPRIS)409743569 /
G:(GEPRIS)397252409 / G:(EU-Grant)871072},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P23-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:001198608300002},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.109.054101},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/584521},
}