ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

The magnetic ground state of Mn1/3NbS2

Abstract: Non-centrosymmetric systems lack a centre of inversion, which can lead to interesting magnetic phenomena. Cr1/3NbS2, a chiral helimagnet from the intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide family, has been shown to host a chiral soliton lattice, i.e., 360 degree domain walls separated by regions of forced ferromagnetism, under the application of an external field. Its sister compound, Mn1/3NbS2, has been suggested to be a chiral helimagnet, but this has yet to be unambiguously confirmed with neutron measurements. As our recent Lorentz transmission electron microscopy measurements show no evidence of helimagnetism in Mn1/3NbS2, we propose to use powder neutron and single crystal diffraction measurements of Mn1/3NbS2, as well as the high resolution possible for WISH time of flight measurements, to establish its long range ordering and establish its magnetic propagation vector.

Principal Investigator: Professor Geetha Balakrishnan
Experimenter: Dr Oleg Petrenko
Experimenter: Mr George Wood
Experimenter: Miss Amelia Hall
Local Contact: Dr Pascal Manuel
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Mayoh

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2210258

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2210258

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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