Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Triphylite (LiFePO4) at Low Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental and Computational Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Magnetic Measurements
3.2. Mössbauer Spectroscopy of LiFePO
3.3. Theoretical Exploration of Magnetism and Hyperfine Interactions
4. Conclusions and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References and Notes
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Spectrum Type | T | I | ||||||||||
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(K) | (T) | (T) | (mm/s) | (mm/s) | (%) | (mm/s) | (10 V/m) | () | () | (T) | ||
D | 60 | 0 | – | 1.33(2) | 3.01(2) | 100 | 0.30(1) | – | – | – | – | – |
O | 4.2 | 0 | 12.4(2) | 1.35(2) | 3.05(2) | 100 | 0.29(1) | 16.7 | 0.77(1) | 0 | 0 | ∼0.3 |
O | 4.2 | 6 | 12.7(2) | 1.35(2) | 3.04(2) | 100 | 0.29(1) | 16.7 | 0.78(1) | ∼143 | ∼13 | ∼6 |
Order | (meV) | (10 V/m) | (T) | |
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AF1 | 35.9 | 14.2 | 0.61 | 32.7 |
AF2 | 00.0 | 14.1 | 0.63 | 32.8 |
AF3 | 65.1 | 13.1 | 0.55 | 31.4 |
MM | (meV) | (10 V/m) | () | (T) | |
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[100] | 4.55 | 14.0 | 0.65 | 0.08 | 30.5 |
[010] | 0.00 | 14.1 | 0.63 | 0.11 | 11.7 |
[001] | 9.19 | 14.1 | 0.62 | 0.03 | 43.3 |
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Kmječ, T.; Kohout, J.; Dopita, M.; Veverka, M.; Kuriplach, J. Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Triphylite (LiFePO4) at Low Temperatures. Condens. Matter 2019, 4, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4040086
Kmječ T, Kohout J, Dopita M, Veverka M, Kuriplach J. Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Triphylite (LiFePO4) at Low Temperatures. Condensed Matter. 2019; 4(4):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4040086
Chicago/Turabian StyleKmječ, Tomáš, Jaroslav Kohout, Milan Dopita, Miroslav Veverka, and Jan Kuriplach. 2019. "Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Triphylite (LiFePO4) at Low Temperatures" Condensed Matter 4, no. 4: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat4040086