Simulations of magnetic Bragg scattering in transmission electron microscopyShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: 2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference: Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
We have modeled the magnetic Bragg scattering in two antiferromagnetic materials, NiO and LaMnAsO, using transmission electron microscopy. Experimentally, Loudon detected these weak magnetic phenomena in NiO. As a more difficult situation with a lower concentration of magnetic elements and higher concentration of heavier non-magnetic elements that significantly scatter, we did computations for the LaMnAsO compound in order to compare our computational replication of Loudon's experimental data. Additionally, we have discussed the antiferromagnetic Bragg spot's thickness and voltage dependency for both compounds. We used two computational methods, one assuming a static lattice with smeared Debye-Waller potentials and the other explicitly taking into account the atomic vibrations within the quantum excitations of phonons model (thermal diffuse scattering). According to the structural study, the antiferromagnetic Bragg spot in NiO is located between the (111) and (000) reflections. However, in LaMnAsO, it is located at the site of the (110) reflection in the diffraction pattern, which is a forbidden reflection of the crystal structure. According to calculations, the magnetic Bragg spot in NiO has an intensity that is much greater than thermal diffuse scattering at room temperature. The magnetic Bragg spot for LaMnAsO is weaker than the thermal diffuse scattering at room temperature, but its identification can be made easier at lower temperatures.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023.
Keywords [en]
Antiferromagnetic materials, Bragg scattering, Magnetism, Transmission Electron Microscopy
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-338030DOI: 10.1109/INTERMAGShortPapers58606.2023.10228538Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85172722209OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-338030DiVA, id: diva2:1804638
Conference
2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023, Sendai, Japan, May 19 2023 - May 15 2023
Note
Part of ISBN 9798350338362
QC 20231013
2023-10-132023-10-132023-10-13Bibliographically approved