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Non-magnetic impurities in two- and three- dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study in a large-S expansion effects of substituting spins by non-magnetic impurities in two- and three- dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets in a weak magnetic field. In particular, we demonstrate a novel mechanism where magnetic moments are induced around non-magnetic impurities when magnetic field is present. As a result, Curie-type behaviour in magnetic susceptibility can be observed well below the Neel temperature, in agreement with what is being observed in La2Cu1xZnxO4La_2Cu_{1-x}Zn_{x}O_4 and Sr(Cu1xZnx)2O3Sr(Cu_{1-x}Zn_x)_2O_3 compounds.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9607213,
  title  = {Non-magnetic impurities in two- and three- dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets},
  author = {Tai-Kai Ng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9607213},
  year   = {2009}
}

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