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S=1/2 Kagome antiferromagnets Cs$_2$Cu$_3MF$_{12}$ with M=Zr and Hf

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-06-25 v1

Abstract

Magnetization and specific heat measurements have been carried out on Cs2_2Cu3_3ZrF12_{12} and Cs2_2Cu3_3HfF12_{12} single crystals, in which Cu2+^{2+} ions with spin-1/2 form a regular Kagom\'{e} lattice. The antiferromagnetic exchange interaction between neighboring Cu2+^{2+} spins is J/kB360J/k_{\rm B}\simeq 360 K and 540 K for Cs2_2Cu3_3ZrF12_{12} and Cs2_2Cu3_3HfF12_{12}, respectively. Structural phase transitions were observed at Tt210T_{\rm t}\simeq 210 K and 175 K for Cs2_2Cu3_3ZrF12_{12} and Cs2_2Cu3_3HfF12_{12}, respectively. The specific heat shows a small bend anomaly indicative of magnetic ordering at TN=23.5T_\mathrm{N}= 23.5 K and 24.5 K in Cs2_2Cu3_3ZrF12_{12} and Cs2_2Cu3_3HfF12_{12}, respectively. Weak ferromagnetic behavior was observed below TNT_\mathrm{N}. This weak ferromagnetism should be ascribed to the antisymmetric interaction of the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya type that are generally allowed in the Kagom\'{e} lattice.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0607440,
  title  = {S=1/2 Kagome antiferromagnets Cs$_2$Cu$_3MF$_{12}$ with M=Zr and Hf},
  author = {Y. Yamabe and T. Ono and T. Suto and H. Tanaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0607440},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6 pages, 4 figure. Conference proceeding of Highly Frustrated Magnetism 2006