Magnetic phase diagram of the helimagnetic spinel compound ZnCr2Se4 revisited by small-angle neutron scattering
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Abstract
We performed small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements on the helimagnetic spinel compound ZnCr2Se4. The ground state of this material is a multi-domain spin-spiral phase, which undergoes domain selection in a magnetic field and reportedly exhibits a transition to a proposed spin-nematic phase at higher fields. We observed a continuous change in the magnetic structure as a function of field and temperature, as well as a weak discontinuous jump in the spiral pitch across the domain-selection transition upon increasing field. From our SANS results we have established the absence of any long-range magnetic order in the high-field (spin-nematic) phase. We also found that all the observed phase transitions are surprisingly isotropic with respect to the field direction.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 146001 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 14 |
Publication status | Published - 13 Apr 2016 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 84962294122 |
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Keywords
Keywords
- magnetism, helimagnet, spin-nematic, neutron scattering