Degenerate antiferromagnetic states in spinel oxide LiV2O4 |
Three representative spin configurations of LiV2O4 in a 2×1×1 supercell with the corner-sharing ferromagnetic V4 tetrahedra: (a) DT1 (DT) state, (b) DT2 state, and (c) DT3 state. The pink and blue balls denote the spin-up and spin-down V atoms, respectively. The Li and O atoms have been omitted for clarity. |