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Andrew Boothroyd

Head of Department

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  • Quantum materials

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  • Condensed Matter Physics

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  • X-ray and neutron scattering
Andrew.Boothroyd@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 (2)72376
Clarendon Laboratory, room 311,172
ORCID ID 0000-0002-3575-7471
ResearcherID AAA-7883-2021
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Principles of Neutron Scattering from Condensed Matter
Principles of Neutron Scattering from Condensed Matter

Published by Oxford University Press in July 2020

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An ideal Weyl semimetal induced by magnetic exchange

Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics American Physical Society 100 (2019) 201102(R)

Authors:

J-R Soh, F De Juan, M Vergniory, N Schroeter, M Rahn, DY Yan, J Jiang, M Bristow, P Reiss, J Blandy, Y Guo, Y Shi, T Kim, A McCollam, S Simon, Y Chen, A Coldea, Andrew Boothroyd
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The full magnon spectrum of yttrium iron garnet

npj Quantum Materials Springer Nature 2:1 (2017) 63

Authors:

Andrew J Princep, RA Ewings, S Ward, S Tóth, C Dubs, Dharmalingam Prabhakaran, Andrew Boothroyd

Abstract:

The magnetic insulator yttrium iron garnet can be grown with exceptional quality, has a ferrimagnetic transition temperature of nearly 600 K, and is used in microwave and spintronic devices that can operate at room temperature. The most accurate prior measurements of the magnon spectrum date back nearly 40 years, but cover only 3 of the lowest energy modes out of 20 distinct magnon branches. Here we have used time-of-flight inelastic neutron scattering to measure the full magnon spectrum throughout the Brillouin zone. We find that the existing models of the excitation spectrum fail to describe the optical magnon modes. Using a very general spin Hamiltonian, we show that the magnetic interactions are both longer-ranged and more complex than was previously understood. The results provide the basis for accurate microscopic models of the finite temperature magnetic properties of yttrium iron garnet, necessary for next-generation electronic devices.
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All-in all-out magnetic order and propagating spin-waves in Sm2Ir2O7

Physical Review Letters American Physical Society 117:3 (2016) 037201

Authors:

C Donnerer, Marein C Rahn, M Moretti Sala, JG Vale, D Pincini, J Strempfer, Dharmalingam Prabhakaran, Andrew Boothroyd, DF McMorrow

Abstract:

Using resonant magnetic x-ray scattering we address the unresolved nature of the magnetic groundstate and the low-energy effective Hamiltonian of Sm2Ir2O7, a prototypical pyrochlore iridate with a finite temperature metal-insulator transition. Through a combination of elastic and inelastic measurements, we show that the magnetic ground state is an all-in all-out (AIAO) antiferromagnet. The magnon dispersion indicates significant electronic correlations and can be well-described by a minimal Hamiltonian that includes Heisenberg exchange (J = 27.3(6) meV) and DzyaloshinskiiMoriya interaction (D = 4.9(3) meV), which provides a consistent description of the magnetic order and excitations. In establishing that Sm2Ir2O7 has the requisite inversion symmetry preserving AIAO magnetic groundstate, our results support the notion that pyrochlore iridates may host correlated Weyl semimetals.
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A ferroelectric-like structural transition in a metal.

Nat Mater 12:11 (2013) 1024-1027

Authors:

Youguo Shi, Yanfeng Guo, Xia Wang, Andrew J Princep, Dmitry Khalyavin, Pascal Manuel, Yuichi Michiue, Akira Sato, Kenji Tsuda, Shan Yu, Masao Arai, Yuichi Shirako, Masaki Akaogi, Nanlin Wang, Kazunari Yamaura, Andrew T Boothroyd

Abstract:

Metals cannot exhibit ferroelectricity because static internal electric fields are screened by conduction electrons, but in 1965, Anderson and Blount predicted the possibility of a ferroelectric metal, in which a ferroelectric-like structural transition occurs in the metallic state. Up to now, no clear example of such a material has been identified. Here we report on a centrosymmetric (R3c) to non-centrosymmetric (R3c) transition in metallic LiOsO3 that is structurally equivalent to the ferroelectric transition of LiNbO3 (ref. 3). The transition involves a continuous shift in the mean position of Li(+) ions on cooling below 140 K. Its discovery realizes the scenario described in ref. 2, and establishes a new class of materials whose properties may differ from those of normal metals.
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Magnetostructural Transition in Spin Frustrated Halide Double Perovskites

Chemistry of Materials American Chemical Society (ACS) (2025)

Authors:

Kunpot Mopoung, Quanzheng Tao, Fabio Orlandi, Kingshuk Mukhuti, Kilian S Ramsamoedj, Utkarsh Singh, Sakarn Khamkaeo, Muyi Zhang, Maarten W de Dreu, Elvina Dilmieva, Emily LQN Ammerlaan, Thom Ottenbros, Steffen Wiedmann, Andrew T Boothroyd, Peter CM Christianen, Sergei I Simak, Johanna Rosen, Feng Gao, Irina A Buyanova, Weimin M Chen, Yuttapoom Puttisong

Abstract:

Geometrical frustration in the face-centered-cubic (fcc) lattice presents a fundamental challenge in determining antiferromagnetic order, as the ground state is highly sensitive to subtle differences in competing magnetic interactions and structural symmetry. Here, we explore the magnetostructural interplay in two halide double perovskites, Cs2NaFeCl6 and Cs2AgFeCl6. Although both materials have a cubic structure at room temperature, neutron diffraction shows that they adopt different antiferromagnetic structures upon cooling. Cs2NaFeCl6 experiences a transition to an AFM-III order below 2.6 K, governed by J 1 and J 2 (first and second nearest-neighbor) magnetic exchange interactions. Cs2AgFeCl6, however, adopts an AFM-I order below 17 K, accompanied by a significant tetragonal distortion confirmed from both neutron diffraction and polarized Raman spectroscopy. Thermal expansion measurements reveal anomalous lattice expansion at the magnetic transitions in both compounds but are substantially stronger in Cs2AgFeCl6. Combining these findings with density functional theory (DFT) studies, we conclude that the strength of magnetoelastic coupling dictates the magnetic ground state. A strong J 1 in Cs2AgFeCl6 induces a large tetragonal lattice distortion, relieving magnetic frustration and stabilizing the AFM-I phase. In contrast, weaker magnetoelastic coupling in Cs2NaFeCl6 causes minimal distortion, favoring the AFM-III phase via the J 1–J 2 mechanism. Our findings show that magnetic interactions can be a primary driving force for structural phase transitions in these materials, while the strong structural distortion could determine the selection of magnetic ground-state ordering.
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