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Effects of high pressure, magnetic fields, and substitutions - ICMR ...

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Underst<strong>and</strong>ing the <strong>pressure</strong> effects in RMn 2 O 5<br />

Frustration <strong>and</strong> exchange striction as the origin <strong>of</strong> ferroelectricity<br />

Superexchange interactions determine<br />

exchange parameters between Mn<br />

spins<br />

At least 5 different exchange integrals<br />

can be distinguished ⇒ Mostly AFM<br />

Mn 4+<br />

Mn 3+<br />

Ionic displacements relax the<br />

<strong>magnetic</strong> frustration <strong>and</strong><br />

generate the polarization along<br />

the b axis<br />

Magnetic structure from<br />

neutron scattering<br />

c<br />

b<br />

a<br />

P

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