First-Principles-Based Strain and Temperature Dependent Ferroic Phase Diagram of SrMnO${}_3$

Abstract

Perovskite structure SrMnO${}_3$ is a rare example of a multiferroic material where strain-tuning and/or cation substitution could lead to coinciding magnetic and ferroelectric ordering temperatures, which would then promise strong magnetoelectric coupling effects. Here, we establish the temperature and strain dependent ferroic phase diagram of SrMnO${}_3$ using first-principles-based effective Hamiltonians. All parameters of these Hamiltonians are calculated using density functional theory, i.e., no fitting to experimental data is required. Temperature dependent properties are then obtained from Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. We observe a sequence of several magnetic transitions under increasing tensile strain, with a moderate variation of the corresponding critical temperatures. In contrast, the ferroelectric Curie temperature increases strongly after its onset around 2.5\,\% strain, and indeed crosses the magnetic transition temperature just above 3\,\% strain. Our results indicate pronounced magnetoelectric coupling, manifested in dramatic changes of the magnetic ordering temperatures and different magnetic ground states as function of the ferroelectric distortion. In addition, coexisting ferroelectric and ferromagnetic order is obtained for strains above 4\,\%. Our calculated phase diagram suggests the possibility to control the magnetic properties of SrMnO${}_3$ through an applied electric field, significantly altering the magnetic transition temperatures, or even inducing transitions between different magnetic states.

13 pages, 8 figures

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