Emergent Magnetodielectric Coupling and Spin-Flop Transitions in a Low-Dimensional Iron(III) System
摘要
We investigate the magnetic properties of the system Fe2(SO4)(TeO3)2·3H2O by susceptibility and high-field electron spin resonance (ESR) and dielectric measurements. The research reveals a dual magnetic ordering regime: short-range antiferromagnetic (AFM) correlations emerge at 53.6 K, followed by long-range AFM order at 32.0 K. A spin-flop transition is induced at 7 T (2 K) when the magnetic field aligns with the magnetically easy c-axis, accompanied by spin canting along the b-axis and antiparallel alignment of Fe3⁺ spins along the c-axis and chains. Weak ferromagnetism probably results from a significant Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction. Notably, the compound shows a magnetically tunable dielectric behavior.