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XY-like incommensurate magnetic order in Ce 2 SnS 5

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report the synthesis of single crystals of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_{2}{\mathrm{SnS}}_{5}$ through a two-stage chemical vapor transport method. The ${\mathrm{Ce}}_{2}{\mathrm{SnS}}_{5}$ system is a member of the orthorhombic Pbam (No. 55) space group and realizes a distorted trigonal tricapped prism (TTP) crystal field around each cerium site. We characterized the sample through orientation-dependent magnetization and heat capacity measurements to probe the magnetic anisotropy in the system characteristic of XY-like anisotropic Heisenberg model behavior. ${\mathrm{Ce}}_{2}{\mathrm{SnS}}_{5}$ furthermore enters a zero-field ordered phase under ${T}_{N}=2.4\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\text{K}$; powder neutron diffraction measurements reveal incommensurate magnetic order near ${T}_{N}$. The system then locks into a commensurate, two-$q$ magnetic structure below approximately $1.2\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\text{K}$. This commensurate structure belongs to the Shubnikov group $P{b}^{\ensuremath{'}}{a}^{\ensuremath{'}}{m}^{\ensuremath{'}}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}(\mathrm{MSG}\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}55.359)$ and realizes the propagation vectors $\stackrel{P\vec}{q}=(1/3,0,0)$ and $\stackrel{P\vec}{q}=(0,0,0)$.

Source: Physical review. B./Physical review. B

DOI: 10.1103/xv8k-812w

Authors: Maximilien F. Debbas, Takehito Suzuki, Danielle R. Yahne, Joseph G. Checkelsky

Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Toho University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Rare-earth and actinide compounds

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Army Research Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Awards: Joseph Checkelsky Materials Synthesis Investigator, G6266183285