Opposite pressure effects on magnetic phase transitions in NiBr2

Jiri Pospisil; Jiri Prchal; Karel Carva; Krishna Kumar Pokhrel; Parvez Ahmed Qureshi; Sergiu Arapan; Subhasmita Ray; Vladimir Sechovsky

arxiv: 2506.04933 · v2 · submitted 2025-06-05 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.str-el

Opposite pressure effects on magnetic phase transitions in NiBr2

Parvez Ahmed Qureshi , Krishna Kumar Pokhrel , Jiri Prchal , Subhasmita Ray , Sergiu Arapan , Karel Carva , Vladimir Sechovsky , Jiri Pospisil This is my paper

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classification ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.str-el

keywords NiBr2hydrostatic pressurehelimagnetic ordercollinear antiferromagnetismab initio calculationsinterlayer exchangevan der Waals magnetsmagnetic phase transitions

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Ab initio calculations trace opposite pressure effects in NiBr2 to interlayer exchange interactions.

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This paper shows that hydrostatic pressure has opposite effects on the two magnetic phases of NiBr2. The collinear antiferromagnetic phase strengthens markedly, with its transition temperature rising at 20 K/GPa to reach 100 K at 3 GPa, whereas the helical phase disappears above just 0.8 GPa. Ab initio calculations identify the second-nearest interlayer exchange as the main factor driving this stabilization of the collinear order. The in-plane exchange interactions make the helical phase fragile in this material compared to NiI2. Understanding these mechanisms matters for controlling magnetic order in van der Waals systems through external pressure.

Core claim

Ab initio calculations identify the second-nearest interlayer exchange interaction (j2') as the primary driver stabilizing the collinear AFM phase in NiBr2. In addition, the in-plane exchange ratio renders the helical order in NiBr2 considerably more fragile, enabling its suppression under relatively small pressures. These results explain the distinct pressure responses observed experimentally in NiBr2 versus NiI2.

What carries the argument

The second-nearest interlayer exchange interaction j2', whose strengthening with pressure stabilizes the collinear antiferromagnetic phase.

If this is right

The Néel temperature of the collinear phase increases at 20 K/GPa without saturation up to at least 3 GPa.
The helical phase is fully suppressed above 0.8 GPa.
In NiI2 both phases persist and strengthen up to 6 GPa before the helical order vanishes.
Interlayer interactions dominate the pressure sensitivity of the magnetic phases in these van der Waals compounds.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Tuning interlayer spacing via pressure or strain could serve as a general route to select between helical and collinear orders in other triangular-lattice vdW magnets.
The low-pressure fragility of the helical phase may allow practical switching between magnetic states in devices based on similar nickel halides.
Applying the same computational analysis to related compounds could forecast pressure windows for new magnetic transitions.

Load-bearing premise

The ab initio calculations accurately capture the pressure dependence of the interlayer exchange parameters without additional fitting to the new high-pressure data.

What would settle it

A direct experimental measurement of the pressure dependence of the exchange parameters, such as by neutron scattering, that deviates from the calculated increase in j2' would disprove the identification of this interaction as the primary stabilizer.

read the original abstract

NiI2 and NiBr2 are archetypal van der Waals (vdW) triangular-lattice multiferroics that host incommensurate helimagnetic order at the lowest temperatures and undergo a transition to collinear antiferromagnetic order upon heating. Focusing on NiBr2, we reveal that both antiferromagnetic phases exhibit a pronounced sensitivity to hydrostatic pressure. The Neel temperature of the collinear phase increases steeply at 20 K/GPa, reaching 100 K at 3 GPa without any indication of saturation, whereas the helimagnetic phase is completely suppressed only above 0.8 GPa. This behavior contrasts sharply with NiI2, in which both helical and collinear phases are strengthened until a moderate pressure of 6 GPa, above which the helical phase instantly disappears. Ab initio calculations identify the second-nearest interlayer exchange interaction (j2') as the primary driver stabilizing the collinear AFM phase in NiBr2. In addition, the in-plane exchange ratio renders the helical order in NiBr2 considerably more fragile, enabling its suppression under relatively small pressures. These results underscore the dominant role of interlayer interactions in governing the distinct pressure responses of the magnetic phases in NiBr2 and NiI2.

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

NiBr2 shows the helical phase suppressed above 0.8 GPa while the collinear TN rises at 20 K/GPa, the reverse of NiI2, with ab initio linking the difference to j2'.

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The main takeaway is that NiBr2 under pressure loses its helical order above 0.8 GPa while the collinear antiferromagnetic transition temperature climbs steeply at 20 K/GPa and reaches 100 K at 3 GPa. This runs opposite to NiI2, where both phases hold up to higher pressures before the helical one vanishes abruptly. The paper maps these trends experimentally and uses ab initio calculations to tie the stabilization of the collinear phase to the second-nearest interlayer exchange j2', while the in-plane exchange ratio makes the helical state more fragile in the bromide compound. That comparison supplies a concrete reason for the different pressure responses in two otherwise similar van der Waals multiferroics. The direct measurements of the pressure coefficients and suppression thresholds stand as the clearest part of the work. The computational identification of j2' as the dominant term is plausible and avoids obvious circularity since it rests on separate calculations. A soft spot is the reliance on ab initio pressure derivatives for the weak interlayer couplings. Those terms are typically under 1 meV and can shift noticeably with the van der Waals functional or the details of c-axis compression, so any systematic offset in the computed dJ/dp could change which interaction appears most important. The abstract also omits error bars and pressure calibration information, though the full manuscript may supply them. This paper is aimed at researchers working on pressure tuning of magnetic order in layered triangular-lattice materials. A reader focused on interlayer coupling effects or on how small changes in exchange parameters control phase stability will pick up useful points from the NiBr2 versus NiI2 contrast. The new experimental thresholds plus the computational angle are enough to justify sending it to a serious referee, even if the calculations need closer scrutiny on the pressure dependence.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports hydrostatic pressure experiments on NiBr2 showing that the Néel temperature of the collinear antiferromagnetic phase rises steeply at 20 K/GPa, reaching 100 K at 3 GPa with no saturation, while the helimagnetic phase is fully suppressed above 0.8 GPa. This response contrasts with NiI2, where both phases are strengthened up to 6 GPa before the helical order vanishes. Ab initio calculations identify the second-nearest interlayer exchange j2' as the dominant stabilizer of the collinear phase in NiBr2 and attribute the fragility of the helical order to the in-plane exchange ratio.

Significance. If the ab initio assignment of j2' dominance holds, the work demonstrates how interlayer couplings can produce opposite pressure responses in closely related vdW triangular-lattice magnets and supplies concrete experimental benchmarks (pressure coefficients and suppression thresholds) for theory. The separation of independent hydrostatic measurements from the calculations is a strength.

major comments (1)

[paragraph on ab initio identification of j2'] The claim that j2' is the primary driver of the collinear AFM stabilization under pressure rests on the unadjusted pressure derivatives obtained from ab initio calculations. Because interlayer exchanges are typically <1 meV and highly sensitive to c-axis compression and vdW functional choice, the manuscript must show that the computed dJ/dp values reproduce the measured 20 K/GPa rise in TN and the 0.8 GPa helical suppression threshold without post-hoc adjustment; otherwise the identification of j2' as dominant remains an assumption rather than a demonstrated result.

minor comments (3)

The abstract states numerical values for pressure coefficients and suppression thresholds without reported uncertainties or error bars.
The method used to calibrate pressure and the details of the high-pressure experimental cell are not described in the abstract and should be provided in the methods section.
Full tabulated data for the pressure-dependent transition temperatures would improve reproducibility and allow independent assessment of the quoted rates.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the constructive comment on the ab initio analysis. We address the major comment point by point below and will revise the manuscript to strengthen the presentation.

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Referee: The claim that j2' is the primary driver of the collinear AFM stabilization under pressure rests on the unadjusted pressure derivatives obtained from ab initio calculations. Because interlayer exchanges are typically <1 meV and highly sensitive to c-axis compression and vdW functional choice, the manuscript must show that the computed dJ/dp values reproduce the measured 20 K/GPa rise in TN and the 0.8 GPa helical suppression threshold without post-hoc adjustment; otherwise the identification of j2' as dominant remains an assumption rather than a demonstrated result.

Authors: We agree that a direct quantitative connection between the computed pressure derivatives and the experimental pressure coefficients would make the identification of j2' more rigorous. The pressure derivatives in the manuscript are the raw outputs from our DFT calculations (using a fixed vdW functional and no fitting or scaling to experiment). The dominance of j2' follows from its having both the largest |dJ/dp| among the interlayer terms and the sign that favors collinear order. However, we acknowledge that the current text does not explicitly map these dJ/dp values onto the observed 20 K/GPa rise in TN or the 0.8 GPa suppression threshold via a model calculation. In the revised manuscript we will add a supplementary analysis that inserts the pressure-dependent ab initio exchanges into a Heisenberg Hamiltonian and computes TN(P) (via mean-field or Monte Carlo) for direct comparison with the measured 20 K/GPa coefficient. The same framework will be used to illustrate the fragility of the helical phase arising from the in-plane exchange ratio. This addition will demonstrate that the raw, unadjusted derivatives already account for the experimental trends without post-hoc adjustment. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; ab initio identification of j2' is independent of pressure data

full rationale

The paper reports independent hydrostatic pressure experiments showing TN rising at 20 K/GPa and helical suppression at 0.8 GPa, alongside separate ab initio calculations that compute interlayer exchanges (including j2') as functions of pressure. The central claim identifies j2' as the dominant stabilizer from these computations, without any equation or procedure that fits parameters to the new high-pressure TN or transition data and then re-derives the same effects. No self-definitional loops, fitted-input predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear in the provided abstract or context. The derivation remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard DFT exchange calculations and the assumption that hydrostatic pressure uniformly modifies interlayer distances; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (1)

domain assumption Standard density-functional theory reliably computes magnetic exchange parameters under hydrostatic pressure.
Invoked when the abstract states that ab initio calculations identify j2' as the primary driver.

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