Spin Structure of the Anisotropic Helimagnet Cr_1/3NbS₂ in a Magnetic Field

2014/08/19 by Benjamin J. Chapman, Alexander C. Bornstein, Nirmal J. Ghimire +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.str-el

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.4893567

published as App. Phys. Lett. 105, 072405 (2014) · accepted in Appl.Phys.Lett

arxiv created 2014/08/19 · arxiv updated 2015/06/22

Abstract

In this letter we describe the ground-state magnetic structure of the highly anisotropic helimagnet Cr_1/3NbS₂ in a magnetic field. A Heisenberg spin model with Dyzaloshinkii-Moriya interactions and magne- tocrystalline anisotropy allows the ground state spin structure to be calculated for magnetic fields of arbitrary strength and direction. Comparison with magnetization measurements shows excellent agreement with the predicted spin structure.

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