Temperature- and field angular-dependent helical spin period characterized by magnetic dynamics in a chiral helimagnet $MnNb_3S_6$

TL;DR

This study investigates the magnetic dynamics of $MnNb_3S_6$ using broadband FMR, revealing how temperature and magnetic field influence helical spin structures and their topological properties, providing insights into controlling magnetic textures.

Contribution

The paper introduces a modified Kittel formula to describe magnetic resonance in different spin configurations of $MnNb_3S_6$, linking dynamics to topological spin textures.

Findings

Resonance behavior follows Kittel formula in FFM regime.

Hres dependence on field angle described by modified Kittel formula.

Temperature and field influence helical spin period ratio.

Abstract

The chiral magnets with topological spin textures provide a rare platform to explore topology and magnetism for potential application implementation. Here, we study the magnetic dynamics of several spin configurations on the monoaxial chiral magnetic crystal $MnNb_3S_6$ via broadband ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) technique at cryogenic temperature. In the high-field forced ferromagnetic state (FFM) regime, the obtained frequency f vs. resonance field Hres dispersion curve follows the well-known Kittel formula for a single FFM, while in the low-field chiral magnetic soliton lattice (CSL) regime, the dependence of Hres on magnetic field angle can be well-described by our modified Kittel formula including the mixture of a helical spin segment and the FFM phase. Furthermore, compared to the sophisticated Lorentz micrograph technique, the observed magnetic dynamics corresponding to different spin configurations allow us to obtain temperature- and field-dependent proportion of helical spin texture and helical spin period ratio L(H)/L(0) via our modified Kittel formula. Our results demonstrated that field- and temperature-dependent nontrivial magnetic structures and corresponding distinct spin dynamics in chiral magnets can be an alternative and efficient approach to uncovering and controlling nontrivial topological magnetic dynamics.