%0 Journal Article
%A Gutiérrez Martín, Daniel
%A Hernando González, María
%A Parras Vázquez, Marina Marta
%A Torres Pardo, María De La Almudena
%A Fernández Díaz , Mª Teresa
%A Savvin, S
%A Rodrigues, Joao
%A González Calbet , Jose Mª
%A Silva Jr , Romualdo
%A Martínez, Jose Luis
%A Varela Losada, María Áurea
%T Unveiling the magnetic structure of BaFeO3-y: Shedding light on the elusive magnetic behavior
%D 2025
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117283
%X This work provides a comprehensive examination of the structural and magnetic properties of 6H-BaFeO2.96 over a wide temperature range (10 K < T < 300 K) using neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Additionally, the local oxidation state of iron is examined using electron energy loss spectroscopy. No structural changes that could indicate a charge-order transition are observed in spite of a reported possible charge disproportionation of Fe4+ into Fe(4+δ)+ and Fe(4-δ)+ phenomenon at low temperature. According to the magnetic characterization, BaFeO2.96 orders antiferromagnetically at TN=156 K. The application of external magnetic fields strongly influences the magnetic behavior; the transition temperature shifts to lower values with the applied magnetic field and the long-range magnetic order melts with an applied field of 14 T. The magnetocaloric effect clearly shows at TN a change from negative to positive magnetic entropy. The Rietveld refinement of the neutron powder diffraction data collected at 10 K, gives a magnetic ordering with propagation vector [0, 0, ½] and three magnetically distinct sites for the Fe atoms. This magnetic structure consists of ferromagnetic Fe-sheets perpendicular to the c-axis with the magnetic moments along the [110] direction coupled both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetically along the c-axis. The magnetic moment values of the three Fe ions are very differentevidencing a delicate equilibrium of competing magnetic interactions.
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