Theory of magnetic phases of hexagonal rare earth manganites
Abstract
The magnetic phases of hexagonal perovskites RMnO3 (R=Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Sc, Y) are analysed using group theory and the Landau theory of phase transitions. The competition between various magnetic order parameters is discussed in the context of antiferromagnetic interactions. A phenomenological model based on four one-dimensional magnetic order parameters is developed and studied numerically. It is shown that coupling of the various order parameters leads to a complex magnetic field-temperature phase diagram and the results are compared to experiment.
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