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Ca3Co2O6 (#1.1.39)

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Magnetic structure with only magnetic atoms


Reference: S. Agrestini, L.C. Chapon, A. Daoud-Aladine, J. Schefer, A. Gukasov, C. Mazzoli, M.R. Lees and O.A. Petrenko, Physical Review Letters (2008) 101 097207.
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.097207
Atomic positions from: ICSD #153193

Parent space group (paramagnetic phase): R-3c (#167)
Propagation vector: k1 (0.000000, 0.000000, 1.020000)

Transition Temperature: 25 K
Experiment Temperature: 20 K

Lattice parameters of the basic unit cell:
9.0729(3) 9.0729(3) 10.3759(2) 90 90 120
Transformation from parent structure: (a,b,c;0,0,0)
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Magnetic Superspace Group: R-3c1'(00γ)00s
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Magnetic Point Group: -3m1' (20.2.72)
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Symmetry-adapted form of material tensors via

Average positions, magnetic moments and magnetic modulations of symmetry independent atoms:
From now on, magnetic atoms are in boldface and colored in red. Magnetic moments are expressed in units of μB

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Average atomic positions of symmetry independent atoms

LabelAtom typexyzMultiplicity
Co1Co0006
Co2Co000.256

Magnetic moment modulation parameters of symmetry independent atoms

Wave vector 1
AtomMagnetic moment Fourier Cos coeffsMagnetic moment Fourier Sin coeffs
Symmetry constraintsNumerical valuesSymmetry constraintsNumerical values
xyzxyzxyzxyz
Co100Mzcos10.00.00.00000.00.00.0
Co20000.00.00.000Mzsin10.00.05.0(1)

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Active Irreps:

labeldim. small irrepdim. full irrepactionnumber of modes
mLD1 1 2 primary 1


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