The biaxial strain dependence of magnetic order in spin frustrated mn3nin thin films
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Multi-component magnetic phase diagrams are a key property of functional materials for a variety of uses, such as manipulation of magnetisation for energy efficient memory, data storage and cooling applications. Strong spin-lattice coupling extends this functionality further by allowing electric-field-control of magnetisation via strain coupling with a piezoelectric . Here we explore the magnetic phase diagram of piezomagnetic Mn3NiN thin films, with a frustrated non-collinear antiferromagnetic (AFM) structure, as a function of the growth induced biaxial strain. Under compressive strain the films support a canted AFM state with large coercivity of the transverse anomalous Hall resistivity, ρxy, at low temperature, that transforms at a well-defined Néel transition temperature (TN) into a soft ferrimagnetic-like (FIM) state at high temperatures. In stark contrast, under tensile strain the low temperature canted AFM phase transitions to a state where ρxy is an order of magnitude smaller and therefore consistent with a low magnetisation phase. Neutron scattering confirms that the high temperature FIM-like phase of compressively strained films is magnetically ordered and the transition at TN is 1st-order. Our results open the field towards future exploration of electric-field driven piezospintronic and thin film caloric cooling applications in both Mn3NiN itself and the broader Mn3AN family.
Date Issued
2019-10-04
Date Acceptance
2019-07-17
Citation
Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29 (40)
ISSN
1616-301X
Publisher
Wiley
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Functional Materials
Volume
29
Issue
40
Copyright Statement
© 2019 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.201902502. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Sponsor
The Leverhulme Trust
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
RPG-2016-306
RG81276
EP/P030548/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
antiferromagnet
antiperovskite
frustration
piezomagnetism
spintronics
NONCOLLINEAR ANTIFERROMAGNET
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT
RESISTIVITY
Materials
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
02 Physical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 1902502
Date Publish Online
2019-08-09