Spin-Orbital Correlated Dynamics in the Spinel-Type Vanadium Oxide MnV_{2}O_{4}

Phys Rev Lett. 2017 Jul 7;119(1):017201. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.017201. Epub 2017 Jul 5.

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic dynamics in the spinel-type vanadium oxide MnV_{2}O_{4}. Inelastic neutron scattering around 10 meV and a Heisenberg model analysis have revealed that V^{3+} spin-wave modes exist at a lower-energy region than previously reported. The scattering around 20 meV cannot be reproduced with the spin-wave analysis. We propose that this scattering could originate from the spin-orbital coupled excitation. This scattering is most likely attributable to V^{3+} spin-wave modes, entangled with the orbital hybridization between t_{2g} orbitals.