Unconventional Dynamics in Triangular Heisenberg Antiferromagnet NaCrO2

A. Olariu; P. Mendels; F. Bert; B. G. Ueland; P. Schiffer; R. F. Berger; R. J. Cava

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.167203

Unconventional Dynamics in Triangular Heisenberg Antiferromagnet NaCrO2

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2007-05-23 v2

Authors: A. Olariu , P. Mendels , F. Bert , B. G. Ueland , P. Schiffer , R. F. Berger , R. J. Cava

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We report magnetization, specific heat, muon spin rotation and Na NMR measurements on the S=3/2 rhombohedrally stacked Heisenberg antiferromagnet NaCrO2. This compound appears to be an ideal candidate for the study of triangular Heisenberg antiferromagnets with very weak interlayer coupling. While specific heat and magnetization measurements indicate the occurrence of a transition in the range 40-46 K, both muon spin rotation and NMR reveal a fluctuating regime extending well below T_c, with a peak of relaxation rate 1/T1 around 30 K. This novel finding is discussed within the context of excitations in the triangular Heisenberg antiferromagnets.

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magnetic materials and spin systems magnetic structure spin excitations in condensed matter

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0604483,
  title  = {Unconventional Dynamics in Triangular Heisenberg Antiferromagnet NaCrO2},
  author = {A. Olariu and P. Mendels and F. Bert and B. G. Ueland and P. Schiffer and R. F. Berger and R. J. Cava},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0604483},
  year   = {2007}
}

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