In this study, dielectric constant and pyroelectric current measurements under high pressure up to 16.7 kbar have been performed for the interacting spin dimer system ${\mathrm{TlCuCl}}_{3}$, which exhibits spin-driven ferroelectricity… Click to show full abstract
In this study, dielectric constant and pyroelectric current measurements under high pressure up to 16.7 kbar have been performed for the interacting spin dimer system ${\mathrm{TlCuCl}}_{3}$, which exhibits spin-driven ferroelectricity in the magnon Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) phase with strong quantum spin fluctuation. When pressure is applied, the magnon BEC phase becomes significantly stabilized, whereas the value of the electric polarization decreases in high-pressure regions. It is also observed that electric polarization becomes harder under pressure. Analyses based on both a Landau theory and a microscopic spin Hamiltonian demonstrate that the suppression of quantum fluctuation on the application of pressure caused the observed pressure effects. Consequently, it is revealed that the ferroelectricity in ${\mathrm{TlCuCl}}_{3}$ is highly governed by the quantum spin fluctuation.
               
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