A database of more than 2000 published commensurate and incommensurate magnetic structures can be found here.
The structures are described using magnetic symmetry (Shubnikov magnetic space groups) in the BNS
setting for commensurate structures, and magnetic superspace groups for incommensurate structures.
Symmetry is applied both for magnetic moments and atomic positions. The information provided is sufficient to define
unambiguously the positions and magnetic moments (if any) of all atoms in the structure. A non-standard setting consistent
with the setting of the paramagnetic phase is often used (this setting does not necessarily coincide with the one used in
the original reference). A cif-like (.mcif) file of each entry can be downloaded. mcif files are supported by:
ISOCIF,
ISODISTORT,
VESTA, Jmol,
JANA2006 and
FullProf.
ISOCIF can be used to generate an alternative mcif file
in a standard setting, as required by ISODISTORT.
Vesta files for visualization of a single magnetic unit cell are also available. Any entry can be directly downloaded in
StrConvert
for editing, visualization, generation of various files, etc. The magnetic structure corresponding to each entry can also
be 3D visualized online with Jmol.
Tutorial of MAGNDATA: download
Examples and further information can be found in the following papers:
1. Samuel V. Gallego, J. Manuel Perez-Mato, Luis Elcoro, Emre S. Tasci, Robert M. Hanson, Koichi Momma, Mois I. Aroyo and Gotzon Madariaga
J. Appl. Cryst. (2016). 49, 1750-1776
Link to the paper on Journal of Applied Crystallography.
2. Samuel V.
Gallego, J. Manuel Perez-Mato, Luis Elcoro, Emre S. Tasci, Robert M. Hanson, Mois I. Aroyo and Gotzon Madariaga
J. Appl. Cryst. (2016). 49, 1941-1956
Link to the paper on Journal of Applied Crystallography.
which can be used to cite this program.
See also:
J.M. Perez-Mato, S.V. Gallego, E.S. Tasci, L. Elcoro, G. de la Flor, and M.I. Aroyo
Annu. Rev. Mater. Res. (2015), 45:13.1-13.32
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