Spin structures and phase diagrams of the spin- <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mfrac> <mml:mn>5</mml:mn> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mfrac> </mml:math> triangular lattice antiferromagnet <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3
We combine single-crystal neutron diffraction studies and Monte Carlo simulations to determine the spin structures and finite-temperature phase diagram of the spin-5/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnet ${\mathrm{Na}}_{2}\mathrm{BaMn}{({\mathrm{PO}}_{4})}_{2}$ in magnetic field. With the application of a magnetic field in two different directions, namely along the $c$ axis and in the $ab$ plane of the trigonal symmetry, we track the evolution of the spin structure through changes of the magnetic propagation vector. We account for these results with a minimal Heisenberg Hamiltonian that includes easy-axis anisotropy and weak, frustrated interlayer couplings in addition to intralayer exchange. Guided by representation analysis, we refine symmetry-allowed modes to the measured intensities and obtain the spin structures for all field-induced phases, which we compare quantitatively with simulated configurations. Taken together, our measurements and simulations show that frustrated interlayer exchange---rather than purely two-dimensional physics---organizes the unexpectedly rich field-induced phases of ${\mathrm{Na}}_{2}\mathrm{BaMn}{({\mathrm{PO}}_{4})}_{2}$.
Authors
- Nicola Marzari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-0199)
- K. Schmalzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4836-5642)
- Flaviano José dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0957-6869)
- Michal Vališka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-8009)
- Ankit Labh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7673-2537)
- Nikolaos Biniskos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-3464)
- Michał Stękiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3612-5265)
- E. Ressouche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6364-1890)
- P. Čermák (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-6905)
- David Sviták (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3635-9140)
Institutions
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)
- CEA Grenoble (FR)
- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (BR)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/kszh-m6bf
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00