  From a set of stellar spectropolarimetric observations, we report the
detection of surface magnetic fields in a sample of four solar-type stars,
namely HD 73350, HD 76151, HD 146233 (18 Sco) and HD 190771. Assuming that the
observed variability of polarimetric signal is controlled by stellar rotation,
we establish the rotation periods of our targets, with values ranging from 8.8
d (for HD 190771) to 22.7 d (for HD 146233). Apart from rotation, fundamental
parameters of the selected objects are very close to the Sun's, making this
sample a practical basis to investigate the specific impact of rotation on
magnetic properties of Sun-like stars.
  We reconstruct the large-scale magnetic geometry of the targets as a
low-order (l<10) spherical harmonics expansion of the surface magnetic field.
  From the set of magnetic maps, we draw two main conclusions. (a) The magnetic
energy of the large-scale field increases with rotation rate. The increase of
chromospheric emission with the mean magnetic field is flatter than observed in
the Sun. Since the chromospheric flux is also sensitive to magnetic elements
smaller than those contributing to the polarimetric signal, this observation
suggests that a larger fraction of the surface magnetic energy is stored in
large scales as rotation increases. (b) Whereas the magnetic field is mostly
poloidal for low rotation rates, more rapid rotators host a large-scale
toroidal component in their surface field. From our observations, we infer that
a rotation period lower than ~12 days is necessary for the toroidal magnetic
energy to dominate over the poloidal component.
