Multiferroic transition-metal oxides: Analysis of the polar groundstates by dielectric spectroscopy

Source:		(2011) Auch gedruckt erschienen: ISBN 978-3-86664-977-4
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Transition-metal oxides show a broad spectrum of fascinating physical effects. Among these, materials with multiferroic properties play a prominent role in basic research and technical application.

The present work deals with several multiferroic compounds and the origins of their polar orders. LiCuVO4 and the rare-earth manganites RMnO3 show a polar order due to a complex magnetic structure. By measurements of polarisation in external magnetic fields, the relation between magnetic and polar order in LiCuVO4 is analysed. Dielectric spectroscopy reveals a relaxation process as key to the magnetocapacitive effects in the rare-earth manganites. Magnetite, which shows relaxorferroelectricity, is a system where the polar order is connected to the charge order of the system.

http://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/volltexte/2011/1769/

in German

Institute:		Physics/ Materials Science
Faculty:		Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Dewey Decimal Classification:		Physics
Document type:		Dissertation
Advisor:		Loidl, Alois (Prof. Dr.)
Language:		German
Date of examination:		17.05.2011
Year of creation:		2011
Date of publication:		22.07.2011