SPECIFIC-HEAT CRITICAL-BEHAVIOR OF THE ISING STACKED TRIANGULAR LATTICE ANTIFERROMAGNET CSCOBR3

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作者
WANG, J [1 ]
BELANGER, DP [1 ]
GAULIN, BD [1 ]
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[1] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,HAMILTON L8S 4M1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 49卷 / 17期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.49.12299
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T [工业技术];
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We have measured the specific-heat critical behavior of the Ising stacked triangular lattice antiferromagnet CsCoBr3, an excellent example of a fully frustrated three-dimensional second-order phase transition. For the transition near T = 28 K, alpha = -0.025 +/- 0.004 and A+/A- = 1.07 +/- 0.02 are consistent both with predicted d = 3 XY criticality and Monte Carlo simulations which indicate critical behavior close to, but distinct from XY universality. No latent heat is observed, consistent with a second-order transition. No specific-heat peak is observed at the transitions reported at lower temperatures.
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页码:12299 / 12302
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