FIELD- AND ANISOTROPY-INDUCED STATES IN MNAS1-XPX-SINGLE CRYSTALS

Field-induced transitions have been observed earlier in manganese mono pnictide polycrystals. However, the role played by anisotropy in these second order transitions remained unclear. In this contribution we pr esent magnetization data for 4.2 K < T < 350 K and 0 < B < 0.58 T, whi ch demonstrate the field-and anisotropy-determined states of MnAs0.83P 0.17 and MnAs0.88P0.12 single crystals and a clamped state of MnAs0.97 P0.03. An attempt is made to describe these new combined anisotropy-an d field-related states. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.