G. M. Abramova, G. A. Petrakovskii, R. Zuberek, A. Nabialek, M. Boem, V. V. Sokolov, A. F. Bovina, “Magnetostriction of Fe$_x$Mn$_{1-x}$S ($x=0.27$) crystals”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2009, Volume 90, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>227

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Magnetostriction of Fe$_x$Mn$_{1-x}$S ($x=0.27$) crystals

G. M. Abramova^a, G. A. Petrakovskii^ab, R. Zuberek^c, A. Nabialek^c, M. Boem^d, V. V. Sokolov^e, A. F. Bovina^a

^a L. V. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
^b Siberian Federal University
^c Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
^d Institut Laue-Langevin
^e Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: The magnetostriction of Fe_xMn_{1 − x}S (x = 0.27) single crystals in strong magnetic fields up to 120 kOe has been investigated. It has been found that the magnetostriction reaches colossal values (±3 × 10⁻⁴) atypical of compounds of 3d elements. It has been found that the magnetostriction changes sign when varying temperature and magnetic field; this behavior indicates an important role of the spin-phonon interactions in the formation of the magnetic order in solid solutions of iron-manganese sulfides.

PACS: 71.27.+a, 71.30.+h, 72.80.Ga, 74.25.Ha

Received: 26.05.2009