Magnetic Structure of Phase II in U(Ru0.96Rh0.04)2Si2 Determined by Neutron Diffraction under Pulsed High Magnetic Fields

K. Kuwahara, S. Yoshii, H. Nojiri, D. Aoki, W. Knafo, F. Duc, X. Fabrèges, G. W. Scheerer, P. Frings, G. L. J. A. Rikken, F. Bourdarot, L. P. Regnault, and J. Flouquet
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 216406 – Published 23 May 2013

Abstract

We report neutron diffraction measurements on U(Ru0.96Rh0.04)2Si2 single crystal under pulsed high magnetic fields up to 30 T applied along the tetragonal c axis. The high-field experiments revealed that the field-induced phase II above 26 T corresponds to a commensurate up-up-down ferrimagnetic structure characterized by the wave vector q=(2/3,0,0) with the magnetic moments parallel to the c axis, which naturally explains the one-third magnetization plateau and the substantially changed Fermi surface in phase II. This a-axis modulated magnetic structure indicates that the phase II near the hidden order phase is closely related to the characteristic incommensurate magnetic fluctuations at Q1=(0.6,0,0) in the pure system URu2Si2, in contrast to the pressure-induced antiferromagnetic order at Q0=(1,0,0).

  • Received 22 January 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.216406

© 2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

K. Kuwahara1, S. Yoshii2, H. Nojiri2, D. Aoki2,4, W. Knafo3, F. Duc3, X. Fabrèges3, G. W. Scheerer3, P. Frings3, G. L. J. A. Rikken3, F. Bourdarot4, L. P. Regnault4, and J. Flouquet4

  • 1Institute of Applied Beam Science, Ibaraki University, Mito 310-8512, Japan
  • 2Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
  • 3Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, UPR 3228, CNRS-UJF-UPS-INSA, 31400 Toulouse, France
  • 4SPSMS, UMR-E CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, INAC, Grenoble F-38054, France

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Vol. 110, Iss. 21 — 24 May 2013

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