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Hand calculations of magnetic modes in an ideal cubic Perovskite site involving LaMnO3 and TbMnO3. Covers physical and linear algebra problems, as well as group theory elements and representations.
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Hand calculations of magnetic modes A. Daoud-Aladine (ISIS)
Physical problem Ideal cubic Perovskite Site A LaMnO3 TN=150K k=(0 0 0) La/Tb TbMnO3 TN=41K k=(0.28 0 0) O Mn Pnma m [010]O [001]C [101]O [010]C n m n a a
Physical problem LaMnO3 TN=150K k=(0 0 0) (a) TbMnO3 TN=41K k=(0.28 0 0) (b) Pnma m [101]O [010]C m
Linear algebra problem (a) (b) e1z Sk1 e2y Sk2 Sk3 a b e3x Pnma c Sk4
Linear algebra problem e1z Sk1 Hermitian vector space (complex) of dimension 12 e2y Sk2 Sk3 a b e3x Pnma c Sk4
The group G=Pnma Zero blocks elements
The group of k: Gk (b) Gk= P21ma (a) Gk = Pnma 2x k G = Pnma a (x) b (y) c (z) mxy mxz
Irreps of Gk (a) (b)
Representation of gGk Sk1 Sk2 Sk3 Sk4 c b a (a and b) Trivial Ex1: Identity operation 1
Representation of gGk (a and b) Trivial Ex1: Identity operation 1
Representation of gGk Sk1 Sk2 Sk3 Sk4 c b a (a only) Trivial Ex2: Inversion -1
Representation of gGk (a only) Trivial Ex2: Inversion -1
Representation of gGk Sk1 Sk2 Sk3 Sk4 (a and b) Ex1: 21 axis along x Point Mn1: 1/2, 1/2, 0 = Mn3 0,0,1/2 c b Sk Spin . Sk a
Representation of gGk e1z Sk1 e1y e1x 1 1’ Sk1’ (a and b) Ex1: 21 axis along x e1z e2y ap(21,3) c b e3x e3x a
Representation of gGk (a and b) Ex1: 21 axis along x
Representation of gGk (a only) Ex2: Glide plane n axis x e1z e2y e3x
Representation of gGk (a only) Ex2: Glide plane n axis x e1z e2y e3x
Representation of gGk (a only) Ex2: Glide plane n axis x
Decomposition = 12
Decomposition = 0 etc…
Magnetic structure (b) TbMnO3 TN=41K k=(0.28 0 0)
Magnetic structure Example (a)