Magneto-thermodynamics of the spin-1/2 Kagome antiferromagnet
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-10-31 v3
Abstract
In this paper, we use a new hybrid method to compute the thermodynamic behavior of the spin-1/2 Kagome antiferromagnet under the influence of a large external magnetic field. We find a T^2 low-temperature behavior and a very low sensitivity of the specific heat to a strong external magnetic field. We display clear evidence that this low temperature magneto-thermal effect is associated to the existence of low-lying fluctuating singlets, but also that the whole picture (T^2 behavior of Cv and thermally activated spin susceptibility) implies contribution of both non magnetic and magnetic excitations. Comparison with experiments is made.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9907220,
title = {Magneto-thermodynamics of the spin-1/2 Kagome antiferromagnet},
author = {Philippe Sindzingre and Gregoire Misguich and Claire Lhuillier and Bernard Bernu and Laurent Pierre and Christian Waldtmann and Hans U. Everts},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9907220},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, LaTeX 2.09 and RevTeX with 3 figures embedded in the text. Version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett