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Theoretical and experimental study of high-pressure synthesized B20-type compounds Mn(Co,Rh)Ge
The search and exploration of new materials not found in nature is one of
modern trends in pure and applied chemistry. In the present work, we report on
experimental and \textit{ab initio} density-functional study of the
high-pressure-synthesized series of compounds Mn(Co,Rh)Ge. These
high-pressure phases remain metastable at normal conditions, therewith they
preserve their inherent noncentrosymmetric B20-type structure and chiral
magnetism. Of particular interest in these two isovalent systems is the
comparative analysis of the effect of (Co) and (Rh) substitution for
Mn, since the orbitals are characterized by higher localization and
electron interaction than the orbitals. The behavior of
Mn(Co,Rh)Ge systems is traced as the concentration changes in the
range . We applied a sensitive experimental and theoretical
technique which allowed to refine the shape of the temperature dependencies of
magnetic susceptibility and thereby provide a new and detailed
magnetic phase diagram of MnCoGe. It is shown that both systems
exhibit a helical magnetic ordering that very strongly depends on the
composition . However, the phase diagram of MnCoGe differs from
that of MnRhGe in that it is characterized by coexistence of two
helices in particular regions of concentrations and temperatures.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figure
Hidden quantum phase transition in MnFeGe: evidence brought by small-angle neutron scattering
The magnetic system of the MnFeGe solid solution is ordered in
a spiral spin structure in the whole concentration range of .
The close inspection of the small-angle neutron scattering data reveals the
quantum phase transition from the long-range ordered (LRO) to short range
ordered (SRO) helical structure upon increase of Fe-concentration at . The SRO of the helical structure is identified as a
Lorentzian contribution, while LRO is associated with the Gaussian contribution
into the scattering profile function. The scenario of the quantum phase
transition with as a driving parameter is similar to the thermal phase
transition in pure MnGe. The quantum nature of the SRO is proved by the
temperature independent correlation length of the helical structure at low and
intermediate temperature ranges with remarkable decrease above certain
temperature . We suggest the -dependent modification of the effective
Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida exchange interaction within the Heisenberg model
of magnetism to explain the quantum critical regime in MnFeGe.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Magnetic ground state and spin fluctuations in MnGe chiral magnet as studied by Muon Spin Rotation
We have studied by muon spin resonance ({\mu}SR) the helical ground state and
fluctuating chiral phase recently observed in the MnGe chiral magnet. At low
temperature, the muon polarization shows double period oscillations at short
time scales. Their analysis, akin to that recently developed for MnSi [A. Amato
et al., Phys. Rev. B 89, 184425 (2014)], provides an estimation of the field
distribution induced by the Mn helical order at the muon site. The refined muon
position agrees nicely with ab initio calculations. With increasing
temperature, an inhomogeneous fluctuating chiral phase sets in, characterized
by two well separated frequency ranges which coexist in the sample. Rapid and
slow fluctuations, respectively associated with short range and long range
ordered helices, coexist in a large temperature range below T = 170 K. We
discuss the results with respect to MnSi, taking the short helical period,
metastable quenched state and peculiar band structure of MnGe into account.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figure
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