Abstract
The impact of a 3d divalent substitution for Cu using M2+ ions not presenting elongated MO5 pyramids has been explored in YBaCuFeO5 as a new strategy to upgrade the magnetic properties of this high-temperature spiral magnet and potential multiferroic. In this work we investigate the incidence of the Cu2+ with Co2+ substitution in YBa(Cu1−xCox)FeO5 compounds in which B-site disorder is kept invariant (disorder nd≈36%). The study validates the reduction of the uniaxial elongation distortion at Cu sites as an efficient alternative way to disorder that enables one to enhance the thermal stability of the spiral order. In addition, the rotation plane of the helix is reoriented by the Cu/Co substitution and nearby the triple point (when TS is maximal) the spiral order adopts an almost complete cycloidal magnetic configuration. These results lay the foundation of a new mechanism to tune the stability of the magnetic spirals in layered perovskites based on reducing the uniaxial elongation associated to the (4+1)-coordination of Cu2+ ions in square CuO5 pyramids. Published by the American Physical Society 2024
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