Frustration driven lattice distortion; an NMR investigation of Y2Mo2O7

Amit Keren; Jason S. Gardner

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.177201

Frustration driven lattice distortion; an NMR investigation of Y2Mo2O7

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-07 v1

Authors: Amit Keren , Jason S. Gardner

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Abstract

We have investigated the 89Y NMR spectrum and spin lattice relaxation, T1, in the magnetically frustrated pyrochlore Y2Mo2O7. We find that upon cooling the spectrum shifts, and broadens asymmetrically. A detailed examination of the low T spectrum reveals that it is constructed from multiple peaks, each shifted by a different amount. We argue that this spectrum is due to discrete lattice distortions, and speculate that these distortions relieve the frustration and reduce the system's energy.

Keywords

frustration lattice distortion NMR investigation Y2Mo2O7 pyrochlore magnetic frustration energy reduction

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0109238,
  title  = {Frustration driven lattice distortion; an NMR investigation of Y2Mo2O7},
  author = {Amit Keren and Jason S. Gardner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0109238},
  year   = {2009}
}

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To be published in Phys. Rev. Lett

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