Rotational magnetoelastic interactions in the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya magnet Ba2CuGe2 O7

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We report the magnetoelastic properties of a Ba2CuGe2O7 single crystal at low temperatures under a magnetic field applied along the crystallographic [001] axis. Our results extend to low temperatures, the H-T phase diagram determined for this compound by neutron scattering. Furthermore, we observe that specific elastic modes are more sensitive to the various magnetic transitions. In particular, we observe an unusual coupling between the transverse acoustic mode in the (001) plane and the cycloidal order at low field, which suggests a spin-strain mechanism originating from Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in this compound.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number224411
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume111
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2025
Peer-reviewedYes