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Spin-Phonon Coupling Effects in Antiferromagnetic Cr<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> Nanoparticles
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2010
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EngineeringLow-dimensional MagnetismSpin SystemsMagnetic ResonanceOrdering TemperatureSpin PhenomenonMagnetismSpin-phonon CouplingSize EffectQuantum MaterialsNanoscale ScienceMaterials ScienceSpin-orbit EffectsPhysicsNanotechnologySpin-phonon Coupling EffectsAntiferromagnetismQuantum MagnetismSpintronicsNanomaterialsNatural SciencesApplied PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsPhonon
In the present work we use Raman microscopy to investigate the size effect of spin-phonon coupling in antiferromagnetic Cr2O3 nanoparticles. The peculiarities of the dependency of the phonon wave number on temperature (with a relatively weak peak at 293 cm(-1)) can be attributed to the spin-phonon coupling. The variation with temperature of the spin-phonon mode develops when the antiferromagnetic state is near the ordering temperature of the Cr spins. The observations can be reasonably well interpreted by describing the order parameter. A shift in frequency is caused by a strong spin-phonon interaction in Cr2O3. The obtained s-ph coefficients are found to be consistent with the strain, where raising the strain results in weakening of the s-ph coupling.