The antiferromagnetic insulator Ca3FeRhO6: characterization and electronic structure calculations

Eyert, V.; Schwingenschloegl, U.; Fresard, R.; Maignan, A.; Martin, C.; Nguyen, N.; Hackenberger, C.; Kopp, T.

The antiferromagnetic insulator Ca3FeRhO6: characterization and electronic structure calculations

Authors

Eyert, V.

Schwingenschloegl, U.

Description

We investigate the antiferromagnetic insulating nature of Ca3FeRhO6 both experimentally and theoretically. Susceptibility measurements reveal a Neel temperature T_N = 20 K, and a magnetic moment of 5.3 muB/f. u., while Moessbauer spectroscopy strongly suggests that the Fe ions, located in trigonal prismatic sites, are in a 3+ high spin state. Transport measurements display a simple Arrhenius law, with an activation energy of 0.2 eV. The experimental results are interpreted with LSDA band structure calculations, which confirm the Fe 3+ state, the high-spin/low-spin scenario, the antiferromagnetic ordering, and the value for the activation energy.
5 pages, 6 figures