Magnetic properties of Mn1.9Cu0.1Sb under high pressure

Magnetization measurements were carried out for polycrystalline Mn1.9Cu0.1Sb in magnetic fields up to 5 T in the 10-300 K temperature range under high pressures up to 1 GPa in order to investigate the magnetic properties and the thermal transformation arrest (TTA) phenomenon under high pressures. The spin-reorientation temperature increased from 202 K for 0.1 MPa to 244 K for 1 GPa, whereas the transition temperature from the ferrimagnetic (FRI) to antiferromagnetic (AFM) state did not drastically change at ∼116 K. The magnetic relaxation behavior from the FRI to AFM state was observed in 10 < T ≤ 70 K, which was analyzed using the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts model. Obtained results indicated that the TTA phenomenon of Mn1.9Cu0.1Sb was suppressed by the application of high pressures.