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Magnetic transitions in the topological magnon insulator Cu(1,3-bdc)

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2016-06-22 v2

Abstract

Topological magnon insulators are a new class of magnetic materials that possess topologically nontrivial magnon bands. As a result, magnons in these materials display properties analogous to those of electrons in topological insulators. Here, we present magnetization, specific heat, and neutron scattering measurements of the ferromagnetic kagome magnet Cu(1,3-bdc). Our measurements provide a detailed description of the magnetic structure and interactions in this material, and confirm that it is an ideal prototype for topological magnon physics in a system with a simple spin Hamiltonian.

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@article{arxiv.1603.00901,
  title  = {Magnetic transitions in the topological magnon insulator Cu(1,3-bdc)},
  author = {R. Chisnell and J. S. Helton and D. E. Freedman and D. K. Singh and F. Demmel and C. Stock and D. G. Nocera and Y. S. Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.00901},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages, 10 figures