Interplay of Spin and Lattice Degrees of Freedom in the Frustrated Antiferromagnet CdCr_2O_4: High-field and Temperature Induced Anomalies of the Elastic Constants

Abstract

Temperature and magnetic field studies of the elastic constants of the chromium spinel CdCr_2O_4 show pronounced anomalies related to strong spin-phonon coupling in this frustrated antiferromagnet. A detailed comparison of the longitudinal acoustic mode propagating along the [111] direction with theory based on an exchange-striction mechanism leads to an estimate of the strength of the magneto-elastic interaction. The derived spin-phonon coupling constant is in good agreement with previous determinations based on infrared absorption. Further insight is gained from intermediate and high magnetic field experiments in the field regime of the magnetization plateau. The role of the antisymmetric Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction discussed and we compare the spin-phonon coupling in CdCr_2O_4 in both the ordered and disordered states.

12 pages, 8 figures; Appendix added,To appear in Phys Rev. B

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• Spin-phonon coupling in antiferromagnetic chromium spinels
• Spin Dynamics in Pyrochlore Heisenberg Antiferromagnets
• Broken parity and a chiral ground state in the frustrated magnet CdCr2O4
• Spin phonon coupling in frustrated magnet CdCr${}_2$O${}_4$

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