Magnetic phase diagram of the S = 1/2 triangular layered compound NaNiO(2): a single crystal study

J Phys Condens Matter. 2010 Mar 31;22(12):126001. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/12/126001. Epub 2010 Mar 8.

Abstract

Using magnetic torque measurements on a NaNiO(2) single crystal, we have established the magnetic phase diagram of this triangular compound. It presents five different phases depending on the temperature (4-300 K) and magnetic field (0-22 T) revealing several spin reorientations coupled to different magnetic anisotropies.