Magnetic moments and spin structure in single-phase B20 Co1+xSi1-x(x = 0.043)

Haohan Wang, Balamurugan Balasubramanian, Yaohua Liu, Robert Streubel, Rabindra Pahari, Thilini Kumari Ekanayaka, Esha Mishra, Christoph Klewe, Padraic Shafer, Rohan Dhall, Ralph Skomski, David J. Sellmyer, Xiaoshan Xu

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Abstract

Neutron powder diffraction (NPD) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy are employed to investigate the magnetism and spin structure in single-phase B20 Co1.043Si0.957. The magnetic contributions to the NPD data measured in zero fields are consistent with the helical order among the allowed spin structures derived from group theory. The magnitude of the magnetic moment is (0.3 ± 0.1)μB/Co according to NPD, while the surface magnetization probed by XMCD at 3 kOe is (0.18-0.31)μB/Co. Both values are substantially larger than the bulk magnetization of 0.11μB/Co determined from magnetometry at 70 kOe and 2 K. These experimental data indicate the formation of a helical spin phase and the associated conical states in high magnetic fields.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number183902
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume131
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 14 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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