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Title: Noncollinear spin structure with weak ferromagnetism in NbMnP

Abstract

NbMnP is a metallic material, which consists of the zigzag chains of Mn moments along the b axis. The magnetic susceptibility as well as the resistivity shows an anomaly at 233 K, which indicates an antiferromagnetic phase transition. Our neutron powder diffraction experiment reveals that the magnetic structure is a Q=0 structure and noncollinear with an easy plane anisotropy perpendicular to the b axis, and the a- and c-axis magnetic components align antiferromagnetically and ferromagnetically along the zigzag chain direction, respectively. The ordered moment is 1.2μB, which is reduced probably due to the itineracy of the Mn moments. A localized picture model suggests that the Q=0 magnetic structure is formed by the frustration among several exchange couplings. A weak ferromagnetic component is also present in the antiferromagnetic phase, which is considered to be caused by a Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.

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ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2]
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Kobe Univ. (Japan)
  3. Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Hokkaido (Japan)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
OSTI Identifier:
1831660
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; 15H05885; 15H05882; 18H04321
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Matsuda, Masaaki, Zhang, Depei, Kuwata, Yoshiki, Zhang, Qiang, Sakurai, Takahiro, Ohta, Hitoshi, Sugawara, Hitoshi, Takeda, Keiki, Hayashi, Junichi, and Kotegawa, Hisashi. Noncollinear spin structure with weak ferromagnetism in NbMnP. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.104.174413.
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Matsuda, Masaaki, Zhang, Depei, Kuwata, Yoshiki, Zhang, Qiang, Sakurai, Takahiro, Ohta, Hitoshi, Sugawara, Hitoshi, Takeda, Keiki, Hayashi, Junichi, & Kotegawa, Hisashi. Noncollinear spin structure with weak ferromagnetism in NbMnP. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.174413
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Matsuda, Masaaki, Zhang, Depei, Kuwata, Yoshiki, Zhang, Qiang, Sakurai, Takahiro, Ohta, Hitoshi, Sugawara, Hitoshi, Takeda, Keiki, Hayashi, Junichi, and Kotegawa, Hisashi. Tue . "Noncollinear spin structure with weak ferromagnetism in NbMnP". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.174413. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1831660.
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@article{osti_1831660,
title = {Noncollinear spin structure with weak ferromagnetism in NbMnP},
author = {Matsuda, Masaaki and Zhang, Depei and Kuwata, Yoshiki and Zhang, Qiang and Sakurai, Takahiro and Ohta, Hitoshi and Sugawara, Hitoshi and Takeda, Keiki and Hayashi, Junichi and Kotegawa, Hisashi},
abstractNote = {NbMnP is a metallic material, which consists of the zigzag chains of Mn moments along the b axis. The magnetic susceptibility as well as the resistivity shows an anomaly at 233 K, which indicates an antiferromagnetic phase transition. Our neutron powder diffraction experiment reveals that the magnetic structure is a Q=0 structure and noncollinear with an easy plane anisotropy perpendicular to the b axis, and the a- and c-axis magnetic components align antiferromagnetically and ferromagnetically along the zigzag chain direction, respectively. The ordered moment is 1.2μB, which is reduced probably due to the itineracy of the Mn moments. A localized picture model suggests that the Q=0 magnetic structure is formed by the frustration among several exchange couplings. A weak ferromagnetic component is also present in the antiferromagnetic phase, which is considered to be caused by a Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.104.174413},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 17,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {11}
}
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