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Cluster magnetism has emerged as a fertile platform for exploring unconventional magnetic and dielectric phenomena in complex oxides. In the polar compound Ba${}_{6}$Nd${}_{2}$Fe${}_{4}$O${}_{15}$, a detailed examination of temperature- and field-dependent magnetic, thermal, and dielectric properties reveals a distinct field-induced transition from an antiferromagnetic to a ferrimagnetic phase, accompanied by pronounced magnetodielectric coupling. The study establishes a direct connection between spin tetramer interactions and lattice polarization, demonstrating how localized spin clusters mediate strong cross-correlations between electric and magnetic orders. These results deepen the understanding of cluster-based magnetodielectric phenomena and their microscopic origins in polar magnetic oxides.
Authors
- C. W. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5376-0876)
- Ajay Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-3301)
- Arkadeb Pal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-450X)
- T. W. Yen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3231-0700)
- Yen‐Chung Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9661-7368)
- Yun-Chung Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0682-646X)
- Yu‐Chun Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2879-5381)
- D. Chandrasekhar Kakarla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9857-5499)
- M.-J. Hsieh
- H. D. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5257-532X)
- J.-Y. Lin
Institutions
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Materials
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/rqpb-qwkp
- Primary Topic
- Multiferroics and related materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00