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An overview of the spin dynamics of antiferromagnetic Mn$_5$Si$_3$

Materials Science 2023-08-15 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

The metallic compound Mn5_5Si3_3 hosts a series of antiferromagnetic phases which can be controlled by external stimuli such as temperature and magnetic field. In this work, we investigate the spin-excitation spectrum of bulk Mn5_5Si3_3 by combining inelastic neutron scattering measurements and density functional theory calculations. We study the evolution of the dynamical response under external parameters and demonstrate that the spin dynamics of each phase is robust against any combination of temperature and magnetic field. In particular, the high-energy spin dynamics is very characteristic of the different phases consisting of either spin waves or broad fluctuations patterns.

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@article{arxiv.2305.02409,
  title  = {An overview of the spin dynamics of antiferromagnetic Mn$_5$Si$_3$},
  author = {N. Biniskos and F. J. dos Santos and M. dos Santos Dias and S. Raymond and K. Schmalzl and P. Steffens and J. Persson and N. Marzari and S. Blügel and S. Lounis and T. Brückel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.02409},
  year   = {2023}
}

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