A New Spin on Material Properties Local Magnetic Structure in Functional and Quantum Materials

A New Spin on Material Properties : Local Magnetic Structure in Functional and Quantum Materials

© 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society. - 1998. - 36(2024), 19 vom: 08. Okt., Seite 9089-9106
1. Verfasser: Frandsen, Benjamin A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fischer, Henry E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
The past few decades have made clear that the properties and performances of emerging functional and quantum materials can depend strongly on their local atomic and/or magnetic structure, particularly when details of the local structure deviate from the long-range structure averaged over space and time. Traditional methods of structural refinement (e.g., Rietveld) are typically sensitive only to the average structure, creating a need for more advanced structural probes suitable for extracting information about structural correlations on short length- and time-scales. In this Perspective, we describe the importance of local magnetic structure in several classes of emerging materials and present the magnetic pair distribution function (mPDF) technique as a powerful tool for studying short-range magnetism from neutron total-scattering data. We then provide a selection of examples of mPDF analysis applied to magnetic materials of recent technological and fundamental interest, including the antiferromagnetic semiconductor MnTe, geometrically frustrated magnets, and iron-oxide magnetic nanoparticles. The rapid development of mPDF analysis since its formalization a decade ago puts this technique in a strong position for making continued impact in the study of local magnetism in emerging materials
Beschreibung:Date Revised 15.10.2024
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0897-4756
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01535