Electronic correlations decimate the ferroelectric polarization of multiferroic HoMn2O5

Abstract

We show that electronic correlations decimate the intrinsic ferroelectric polarization of the recently discovered class of multiferroic manganites RMn${}_2$O${}_5$, where R is a rare earth element. Such is manifest from {\it ab initio} bandstructure computations that account for the strong local Coulomb interactions between the manganese 3d electrons --the root of magnetism in these materials. When including these the computed electronic, magnetic and lattice structure of multiferroic HoMn${}_2$O${}_5$ results in an amplitude and direction of polarization that is in accordance with experiment. The microscopic mechanism behind the decimation is a near cancellation of the ionic polarization induced by ferroelectric lattice displacements and the electronic one caused by valence charge redistributions.

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• Microscopic mechanisms of spin-dependent electric polarization in 3d oxides