@article{oai:kyutech.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005888, author = {Mito, Masaki and 美藤, 正樹 and Tajiri, T. and Tsuruta, K. and Deguchi, Hiroyuki and 出口, 博之 and Kishine, Junichiro and 岸根, 順一郎 and Inoue, K. and Kousaka, Y. and Nakao, Y. and Akimitsu, J.}, issue = {18}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, month = {May}, note = {We perform structural analysis experiments on the chiral magnet Cr1∕3NbS2, in which Cr3+ ions are inserted between hexagonal NbS2 layers. The noncentrosymmetrical nature of the inserted Cr3+ appears as a distorted CrS6 octahedron. Under the application of hydrostatic pressure, the lattice shrinks significantly along the c-axis rather than the a-axis. However, at a pressure P of approximately 3–4 GPa, a kink in the rate of decrease in the lattice parameters is observed, and the slight movement of a Nb atom along the c-axis brings about a decrease in the distortion of the CrS6 octahedron. This structural change qualitatively suggests a decrease in the strength of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (D-M) interaction. Under hydrostatic pressure, the magnetic ordering temperature TC decreases, and dTC/dP exhibits a slight change at around 3 GPa. A series of experiments indicates that the change in the structural symmetry of the CrS6 octahedron influences the exchange network between Cr3+ ions as well as the D-M interaction.}, pages = {183904-1--183904-6}, title = {Investigation of structural changes in chiral magnet Cr1∕3NbS2 under application of pressure}, volume = {117}, year = {2015}, yomi = {ミトウ, マサキ and デグチ, ヒロユキ and キシネ, ジュンイチロウ} }