3 papers
cond-mat.str-el2025
Magnetic Pair Distribution Function and Half Polarized Neutron Powder Diffraction at the HB-2A Powder Diffractometer
Raju Baral, Danielle R. Yahne, Malcolm J. Cochran +4
Local magnetic order and anisotropy are often central for understanding fundamental behavior and emergent functional properties in quantum materials and beyond. Advances in neutron…
cond-mat.str-el2024
Local spin structure in the layered van der Waals materials MnPSSe
Raju Baral, Amanda V. Haglund, Jue Liu +3
Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials, whether in bulk form or reduced to just a single layer, have potential applications in spintronics and capacity for advanced quantum phenome…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023
Giant spontaneous magnetostriction in MnTe driven by a novel magnetostructural coupling mechanism
Raju Baral, Milinda Abeykoon, Branton J. Campbell +1
We present a comprehensive x-ray scattering study of spontaneous magnetostriction in hexagonal MnTe, an antiferromagnetic semiconductor with a Neel temperature of $T_{\mathrm{N}} =…