Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP
Abstract In condensed matter physics, pressure is frequently used to modify the stability of both electronic states and atomic arrangements. Under isotropic pressure, the intermetallic compound MnP has recently attracted attention for the interplay between pressure-induced superconductivity and comp...
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| author | Tatsuya Kozawa Masayoshi Fujihala Takeru Uchihara Setsuo Mitsuda Shin-ichiro Yano Hiromu Tamatsukuri Koji Munakata Akiko Nakao |
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| description | Abstract In condensed matter physics, pressure is frequently used to modify the stability of both electronic states and atomic arrangements. Under isotropic pressure, the intermetallic compound MnP has recently attracted attention for the interplay between pressure-induced superconductivity and complicated magnetic order in the vicinity . By contrast, we use uniaxial stress, a directional type of pressure, to investigate the effect on the magnetism and crystal structure of this compound. An irreversible magnetisation response induced by uniaxial stress is discovered in MnP at uniaxial stress as low as $$0.04\ \text {GPa}$$ 0.04 GPa . Neutron diffraction experiments reveal that uniaxial stress forms crystal domains that satisfy pseudo-rotational symmetry unique to the MnP-type structure. The structure of the coexisting domains accounts for the stress-induced magnetism. We term this first discovered phenomenon atomic reconstruction (AR) induced by uniaxial stress. Furthermore, our calculation results provide guidelines on the search for AR candidates. AR allows crystal domain engineering to control anisotropic properties of materials, including dielectricity, elasticity, electrical conduction, magnetism and superconductivity. A wide-ranging exploration of potential AR candidates would ensure that crystal domain engineering yields unconventional methods to design functional multi-domain materials for a wide variety of purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccc61c0bdf434b1e8c5bad076a3541ba2023-11-20T09:10:41ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-08-011311810.1038/s41598-023-40806-1Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnPTatsuya Kozawa0Masayoshi Fujihala1Takeru Uchihara2Setsuo Mitsuda3Shin-ichiro Yano4Hiromu Tamatsukuri5Koji Munakata6Akiko Nakao7Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of ScienceDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of ScienceDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of ScienceDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of ScienceNational Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of ScienceNeutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and SocietyNeutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and SocietyAbstract In condensed matter physics, pressure is frequently used to modify the stability of both electronic states and atomic arrangements. Under isotropic pressure, the intermetallic compound MnP has recently attracted attention for the interplay between pressure-induced superconductivity and complicated magnetic order in the vicinity . By contrast, we use uniaxial stress, a directional type of pressure, to investigate the effect on the magnetism and crystal structure of this compound. An irreversible magnetisation response induced by uniaxial stress is discovered in MnP at uniaxial stress as low as $$0.04\ \text {GPa}$$ 0.04 GPa . Neutron diffraction experiments reveal that uniaxial stress forms crystal domains that satisfy pseudo-rotational symmetry unique to the MnP-type structure. The structure of the coexisting domains accounts for the stress-induced magnetism. We term this first discovered phenomenon atomic reconstruction (AR) induced by uniaxial stress. Furthermore, our calculation results provide guidelines on the search for AR candidates. AR allows crystal domain engineering to control anisotropic properties of materials, including dielectricity, elasticity, electrical conduction, magnetism and superconductivity. A wide-ranging exploration of potential AR candidates would ensure that crystal domain engineering yields unconventional methods to design functional multi-domain materials for a wide variety of purposes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40806-1 |
| spellingShingle | Tatsuya Kozawa Masayoshi Fujihala Takeru Uchihara Setsuo Mitsuda Shin-ichiro Yano Hiromu Tamatsukuri Koji Munakata Akiko Nakao Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP Scientific Reports |
| title | Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP |
| title_full | Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP |
| title_fullStr | Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP |
| title_short | Atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in MnP |
| title_sort | atomic reconstruction induced by uniaxial stress in mnp |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40806-1 |
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