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Title: High field magnetization of FePS3

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Inst. Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France)
  2. Inst. Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France); Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzerland). Inst. of Physics, Lab. for Quantum Magnetism; Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  4. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  5. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France). Inst. Neel
  6. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France). CEA, IRIG, PHELIQS
  7. Inst. Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France); Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France)
  8. Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzerland). Inst. of Physics, Lab. for Quantum Magnetism

High field magnetization measurements in pulsed fields up to 65 T have been performed on FePS3, which is nominally a good example of a two-dimensional Ising-like antiferromagnet on a honeycomb lattice. Measurements with the field parallel to the moment direction confirm the presence of two first-order transitions above 35 T, to M/Msat = 1/2 and M/Msat = 1, respectively, at 4 K. The measurements are in contradiction with published estimates for the magnetic exchange parameters, but the contradiction can be resolved by allowing for anisotropic exchange parameters in the Hamiltonian. Furthermore, the magnetization with the field perpendicular to the moment direction is anisotropic, with no transitions observed for fields along the a axis while a cascade of first-order transitions is observed for fields above 50 T along the b axis, the latter case also showing a strong degradation of the sample after repeated pulses. The results indicate a strong magnetolattice coupling in FePS3. Temperature-dependent measurements hint at a possible tricritical point.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; DMR-1157490; DMR-1644779
OSTI ID:
1805723
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-30098; TRN: US2212743
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 101, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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