Department of Physics Papers
Title
Ferromagnetic Moment and Spin Rotation Transitions in Tetragonal Antiferromagnetic Sr2Cu3O4Cl2
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1-20-1997
Publication Source
Physical Review Letters
Volume
78
Issue
3
Start Page
535
Last Page
538
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.535
Abstract
Sr2Cu3O4Cl2 is a variant of the lamellar copper oxides, containing an extra Cu2+ ion in the center of every second plaquette of the square CuO2 lattice. The two types of Cu form interpenetrating Heisenberg antiferromagnets, which order at 380 and 40 K. Magnetization measurements yield a small spontaneous ferromagnetic moment below 380 K and two spin rotation transitions. The results are explained in detail by a pseudodipolar coupling between the two Cu lattices. A quantitative analysis of the data yields several previously unknown microscopic coupling constants, relevant to other lamellar, chain, and ladder copper oxides.
Recommended Citation
Chou, F., Aharony, A., Birgeneau, R. J., Entin-Wohlman, O., Greven, M., Harris, A., Kastner, M. A., Kim, Y., Kleinberg, D. S., Lee, Y., & Zhu, Q. (1997). Ferromagnetic Moment and Spin Rotation Transitions in Tetragonal Antiferromagnetic Sr2Cu3O4Cl2. Physical Review Letters, 78 (3), 535-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.535
Date Posted: 20 August 2015
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