Half-magnetization plateau and the origin of threefold symmetry breaking in an electrically-switchable triangular antiferromagnet

Abstract

We perform high-field magnetization measurements on the triangular lattice antiferromagnet Fe${}_{1/3}$NbS${}_2$. We observe a plateau in the magnetization centered at approximately half the saturation magnetization over a wide range of temperature and magnetic field. From density functional theory calculations, we determine a likely set of magnetic exchange constants. Incorporating these constants into a minimal Hamiltonian model of our material, we find that the plateau and of the $Z_3$ symmetry breaking ground state both arise from interplane and intraplane antiferromagnetic interactions acting in competition. These findings are pertinent to the magneto-electric properties of Fe${}_{1/3}$NbS${}_2$, which allow electrical switching of antiferromagnetic textures at relatively low current densities.

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