HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIZATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL S=1/2 TRIMER SYSTEM 3CUCL2-CENTER-DOT-2DIOXANE

被引:39
作者
AJIRO, Y [1 ]
ASANO, T [1 ]
INAMI, T [1 ]
ARUGAKATORI, H [1 ]
GOTO, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, INST SOLID STATE PHYS, TOKYO 106, JAPAN
关键词
ONE-DIMENSIONAL ANTIFERROMAGNET; MAGNETIC TRIMER; HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIZATION; 3CUCL2.2DIOXANE;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.63.859
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The high-field magnetization process of a one-dimensional S = 1/2 trimer system, 3CuCl2 . 2dioxane, is studied on powder samples using a pulse magnet up to 30 T between 1.5 K and 9 K. The magnetization increases nonlinearly and saturates around 15 T, characteristic of low-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets. The magnetization data are consistent with a previously proposed model in which ferromagnetic trimers composed of three S = 1/2 spins are weakly coupled antiferromagnetically to form a S = 3/2 antiferromagnetic chain. Based on this model, the antiferromagnetic intertrimer interaction is directly derived as J(AF) = -16.2 K. However, the observed magnetization curve suggests that a composite spin system consisting of three S = 1/2 spins has more of a quantum nature than does a genuine S = 3/2 system, because the ferromagnetic intratrimer interaction is not sufficiently strong.
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页码:859 / 862
页数:4
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