Competing magnetic ground states in nonsuperconducting Ba(Fe1-xCrx)2As2 as seen via neutron diffraction

We present neutron diffraction measurements on single-crystal samples of nonsuperconducting Ba(Fe{sub 1-x}Cr{sub x}){sub 2}As{sub 2} as a function of Cr doping for 0 {le} x {le} 0.47. The average spin-density-wave moment is independent of concentration for x {le} 0.2 and decreases rapidly for x {ge} 0.3. For concentrations in excess of 30% chromium, we find a new competing magnetic phase consistent with G-type antiferromagnetism which rapidly becomes the dominant magnetic ground state. Strong magnetism is observed for all concentrations measured, naturally explaining the absence of superconductivity in the Cr-doped materials.