Evolution of the commensurate and incommensurate magnetic phases of the S = 3/2 kagome staircase Co₃V₂O₈ in an applied field.

Single crystal neutron diffraction studies have been performed on the S = 3/2 kagome staircase compound Co(3)V(2)O(8) with a magnetic field applied along the magnetization easy-axis ([Formula: see text]). Previous zero-field measurements (Chen Y et al 2006 Phys. Rev.