Impact of Mn 3+ substitution on magnetization and electric polarization behavior in geometry frustrated CuFe 1− x Mn x O 2

The Mn3+ doped single crystal samples CuFe1−xMnxO2 with x = 0.01, 0.03 and 0.05 were synthetic by floating zone method, and their magnetization and electric polarization were measured with static and pulsed high magnetic field up to 50 T in the temperature ranging from 2 to 300 K. A series of field-induced magnetic phase transitions and electric polarization, which show obviously anisotropy, were observed in all the doped samples, and their critical fields were directly related to the Mn3+ doping level. The pulsed high magnetic dielectric polarization measurements show that, in the ferroelectric incommensurate phase, the spontaneous electric polarization region is enhanced by the Mn3+ dopant. The impact of the Mn3+ substitution on magnetic and electric polarization behaviors may associate with the partial release of spin frustration in the CuFeO2. Based on the experimental results, the impact of Mn3+ doping on the magnetization and electric polarization behavior as well as their anisotropy are investigated and a detailed magnetic diagram are assumed.