Neutron diffraction investigations of zero-field and field-induced magnetic structures of DyNiSn single crystal

Single crystal neutron diffraction studies have been performed on the rare-earth ternary compound, DyNiSn. This crystal exhibits an incommensurate magnetic structure expressed by the propagation vector, Q = (0.662 0.352 0) with its third harmonics at low temperatures. In an external magnetic field a...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2006-02, Vol.408, p.136-139
Main Authors: Murogaki, K., Kawano, S., Andoh, Y., Takahashi, M., Kurisu, M., Nakamoto, G., Anh, D.T. Kim, Tsutaoka, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diffraction
DyNiSn
Magnetic structure
Magnetically ordered materials
Neutron scattering
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Summary:Single crystal neutron diffraction studies have been performed on the rare-earth ternary compound, DyNiSn. This crystal exhibits an incommensurate magnetic structure expressed by the propagation vector, Q = (0.662 0.352 0) with its third harmonics at low temperatures. In an external magnetic field applied along the c-axis DyNiSn shows incommensurate modulation with Q = (1 0.315 0) at 1.6 K, while along the easy magnetization direction of the b-axis a commensurate modulation with Q = (2/3 0 0) develops at 2 K. The results along the b-axis are fully consistent with the magnetization curve.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.04.059