ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Magnetic fluctuations in the van der Waals magnet NiI2

Abstract: NiI_{2} is a centrosymmetric magnetic semiconductor long known for its exotic helimagnetism. It belongs to the family of transition-metal-based van der Waals materials, recently the subject of intense research activity due to their intriguing low-dimensional magnetic properties. In the 2D limit, there is a recent proposal that NiI_{2} hosts a novel form of skyrmion phase based on a combination of anisotropy and frustration. As part of a project to investigate this system, we propose a muon measurement of its two magnetic transitions, aimed at extracting the low-energy dynamics expected in their vicinity, and also those occurring down to low temperatures.

Principal Investigator: Professor Tom Lancaster
Experimenter: Professor Stephen Blundell
Experimenter: Dr Benjamin Huddart
Experimenter: Mr Nathan Bentley
Local Contact: Dr Francis Pratt
Experimenter: Professor Geetha Balakrishnan
Experimenter: Mr Alberto Hernandez Melian
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Mayoh
Experimenter: Mr George Wood
Experimenter: Mr Theo Breeze
Experimenter: Mr Ewan Thomas
Experimenter: Mr Reuben Tosh

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220173

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2220173

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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