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 ${\mathrm{Na}}_{2}\mathrm{BaMn}{({\mathrm{PO}}_{4})}_{2}$.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-11-24
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https://doi.org/10.1103/kszh-m6bf
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Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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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 ${\mathrm{Na}}_{2}\mathrm{BaMn}{({\mathrm{PO}}_{4})}_{2}$.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 112(17)
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)
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