Magnetic phase diagram of three-dimensional diluted Ising antiferromagnet Ni$_{0.8}$Mg$_{0.2}$(OH)$_{2}$

TL;DR

This study maps the magnetic phase diagram of a 3D diluted Ising antiferromagnet Ni$_{0.8}$Mg$_{0.2}$(OH)$_{2}$, revealing multiple magnetic phases, a multicritical point, and evidence of Griffiths and glassy phases through magnetization measurements.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed H-T phase diagram of Ni$_{0.8}$Mg$_{0.2}$(OH)$_{2}$, identifying various magnetic phases and critical points using SQUID magnetization and susceptibility data.

Findings

Identified antiferromagnetic, spin glass, and reentrant spin glass phases.

Located a multicritical point at H=42 kOe, T=5.6 K.

Detected signatures of Griffiths phase in susceptibility data.

Abstract

$H$-$T$ diagram of 3D diluted Ising antiferromagnet Ni$_{c}$Mg$_{1-c}$(OH)$_{2}$ with $c$ = 0.8 has been determined from measurements of SQUID DC magnetization and AC magnetic susceptibility. At $H$ = 0, this compound undergoes two magnetic phase transitions: an antiferromagnetic (AF) transition at the N\'{e}el temperature $T_{N}$ (= 20.7 K) and a reentrant spin glass (RSG) transition at $T_{RSG}$ ($\approx$ 6 K). The $H$-$T$ diagram consists of the RSG, spin glass (SG), and AF phases. These phases meet a multicritical point $P_{m}$ ($H_{m}$ = 42 kOe, $T_{m}$ = 5.6 K). The irreversibility of susceptibility defined by $\delta$ (= $\chi_{FC} - \chi_{ZFC}$) shows a negative local minimum for 10 $\leq H \leq$ 35 kOe, suggesting the existence of possible glassy phase in the AF phase. A broad peak in $\delta$ and $\chi^{\prime \prime}$ at $H \geq$ 20 kOe for $T_{N}(c=0.8,H) \leq T \leq T_{N}(c=1,H=0)$ (= 26.4 K) suggests the existence of the Griffiths phase.