Critical slowing-down and field-dependent paramagnetic fluctuations in the skyrmion host EuPtSi: and NMR studies

N. Higa; T. U. Ito; M. Yogi; T. Hattori; H. Sakai; S. Kambe; Z. Guguchia; W. Higemoto; M. Nakashima; Y. Homma; A. Nakamura; F. Honda; Y. Shimizu; D. Aoki; M. Kakihana; M. Hedo; T. Nakama; Y. Ōnuki; Y. Tokunaga

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Critical slowing-down and field-dependent paramagnetic fluctuations in the skyrmion host EuPtSi: and NMR studies

N. Higa, T. U. Ito, M. Yogi, T. Hattori, H. Sakai, S. Kambe, Z. Guguchia, W. Higemoto, M. Nakashima, Y. Homma, A. Nakamura, F. Honda, Y. Shimizu, D. Aoki, M. Kakihana, M. Hedo, T. Nakama, Y. Ōnuki, Y. Tokunaga

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We report the results of muon spin relaxation () and NMR measurements carried out on the cubic chiral magnet EuPtSi. This compound exhibits a helimagnetic transition at K, and hosts a unique skyrmion phase characterized by a short modulation period and strong anisotropy under magnetic fields. Our zero-field experiments revealed the development of critical slowing down of Eu spin fluctuations over a relatively wide critical region above . We also found from NMR that the spin fluctuations are strongly suppressed by magnetic field in the paramagnetic state above 20 K. These characteristic spin dynamics observed over a wide region of temperature and magnetic field suggest the presence of magnetic frustration in the spin system. Such frustration would underlie the mechanism stabilizing the short-period skyrmion lattice observed in this compound.

Original language	English
Article number	045145
Journal	Physical Review B
Volume	104
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.045145
Publication status	Published - Jul 15 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Higa, N., Ito, T. U., Yogi, M., Hattori, T., Sakai, H., Kambe, S., Guguchia, Z., Higemoto, W., Nakashima, M., Homma, Y., Nakamura, A., Honda, F., Shimizu, Y., Aoki, D., Kakihana, M., Hedo, M., Nakama, T., Ōnuki, Y., & Tokunaga, Y. (2021). Critical slowing-down and field-dependent paramagnetic fluctuations in the skyrmion host EuPtSi: and NMR studies. Physical Review B, 104(4), [045145]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.045145

Higa, N, Ito, TU, Yogi, M, Hattori, T, Sakai, H, Kambe, S, Guguchia, Z, Higemoto, W, Nakashima, M, Homma, Y, Nakamura, A, Honda, F, Shimizu, Y, Aoki, D, Kakihana, M, Hedo, M, Nakama, T, Ōnuki, Y & Tokunaga, Y 2021, 'Critical slowing-down and field-dependent paramagnetic fluctuations in the skyrmion host EuPtSi: and NMR studies', Physical Review B, vol. 104, no. 4, 045145. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.045145

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