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Magnetic phases of skyrmion-hosting GaV4S8−ySey (y = 0, 2, 4, 8) probed with muon spectroscopy

Franke, Kévin J.A.; Huddart, Benjamin M.; Hicken, Thomas J.; Xiao, Fan; Blundell, Stephen J.; Pratt, Francis L.; Crisanti, Marta; Barker, Joel A.T.; Clark, Stewart J.; Štefančič, Aleš; Hatnean, Monica Ciomaga; Balakrishnan, Geetha; Lancaster, Tom

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Authors

Kévin J.A. Franke

Fan Xiao

Stephen J. Blundell

Francis L. Pratt

Marta Crisanti

Joel A.T. Barker

Aleš Štefančič

Monica Ciomaga Hatnean

Geetha Balakrishnan



Abstract

We present the results of a muon-spin spectroscopy investigation of GaV4S8−ySey with y = 0, 2, 4, and 8. Zero-field measurements suggest that GaV4Se8 and GaV4S8 have distinct magnetic ground states, with the latter material showing an anomalous temperature dependence of the local magnetic field. It is not possible to evolve the magnetic state continuously between these two systems, with the intermediate y = 2 and 4 materials showing glassy magnetic behavior at low temperature. The skyrmion lattice (SkL) phase is evident in the y = 0 and 8 materials through an enhanced response of the muon-spin relaxation to the emergent dynamics that accompany the SkL. For our polycrystalline samples of GaV4Se8, this enhanced dynamic response is confined to a smaller region of the magnetic field-temperature phase diagram than the previous reports of the SkL in single crystals.

Citation

Franke, K. J., Huddart, B. M., Hicken, T. J., Xiao, F., Blundell, S. J., Pratt, F. L., …Lancaster, T. (2018). Magnetic phases of skyrmion-hosting GaV4S8−ySey (y = 0, 2, 4, 8) probed with muon spectroscopy. Physical Review B, 98(5), Article 054428. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.98.054428

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 2, 2018
Online Publication Date Aug 27, 2018
Publication Date Aug 27, 2018
Deposit Date Sep 7, 2018
Publicly Available Date Sep 13, 2018
Journal Physical Review B
Print ISSN 2469-9950
Electronic ISSN 2469-9969
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 98
Issue 5
Article Number 054428
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.98.054428
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1320348

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Reprinted with permission from the American Physical Society: Franke, Kévin J. A., Huddart, Benjamin M., Hicken, Thomas J., Xiao, Fan, Blundell, Stephen J., Pratt, Francis L., Crisanti, Marta, Barker, Joel A. T., Clark, Stewart J., Štefančič, Aleš, Hatnean, Monica Ciomaga, Balakrishnan, Geetha & Lancaster, Tom (2018). Magnetic phases of skyrmion-hosting GaV4S8−ySey (y = 0, 2, 4, 8) probed with muon spectroscopy. Physical Review B 98(5): 054428. © (2018) by the American Physical Society. Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the American Physical Society.






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