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Magnetism of Al$$_{x}$$Fe$$_{2-x}$$GeO$$_{5}$$ with andalusite structure

Kakimoto, Kazuo*; Takada, Saki*; Ota, Hiroto*; Hayaguchi, Yuya*; Hagihara, Masato   ; Torii, Shuki*; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Mitamura, Hiroyuki*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Hatakeyama, Atsushi*; Katori, Hiroko*

The magnetism of Al$$_{x}$$Fe$$_{2-x}$$GeO$$_{5}$$ from $${x = 0.09}$$ to $${0.91}$$ with the andalusite structure was examined. Al$$_{x}$$Fe$$_{2-x}$$GeO$$_{5}$$ at low temperatures was found to show a weak ferromagnet-like behavior for $${x < 0.3}$$ and a spin glass behavior for $${x > 0.3}$$. The small spontaneous magnetization observed in the weak ferromagnet-like samples may be caused by the existence of Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction and the difference in the magnitude of the magnetic moments of Fe$$^{3+}$$ in the octahedral and trigonal bipyramidal sites. The appearance of the spin glass behavior implies that the dilution of Fe ions by Al ions in Al$$_{x}$$Fe$$_{2-x}$$GeO$$_{5}$$ causes the competition between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. The $$x$$ dependence of the site occupancy of Fe ions suggests that Fe$$_{2}$$GeO$$_{5}$$ with the andalusite structure cannot be synthesized.

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