Magnetic properties and anisotropy of orthorhombic DyMnO3 single crystal

► An orthorhombic DyMnO3 single crystal has been studied in high magnetic fields and low temperatures. ► It is found that the easy and hard magnetic axes are oriented along the b and c axes, respectively. ► A temperature and field dependent spin flop transition is observed below 9 K, when relatively weak magnetocrystalline anisotropy is overcome by magnetic fields up to 1.6 T. ► The antiferromagnetic structure is stabilized along the b axis by relatively weak magnetocrystalline anisotropy.