Intertwined magnetic sublattices in the double perovskite compound LaSrNiReO6

Abstract

We report a muon spin rotation (μ+SR) study of the magnetic properties of the double perovskite compound LaSrNiReO6. Using the unique length and time scales of the μ+SR technique, we successfully clarify the magnetic ground state of LaSrNiReO6, which was previously deemed as a spin glass state. Instead, our μ+SR results point toward a long-range dynamically ordered ground state below TC=23 K, for which a static limit is foreseen at T=0. Furthermore, between 23K 250 K) state. Our results reveal how two separate yet intertwined magnetic lattices interact within the unique double perovskite structure and the importance of using complementary experimental techniques to obtain a complete understanding of the microscopic magnetic properties of complex materials.