Δ-chains of spin 1/2 in oxygen doped Cu based delafossite

V. Simonet, R. Ballou, A. P. Murani, O. Garlea, C. Darie, P. Bordet

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Abstract

The oxygen doping of delafossite compounds MCuO2+δ allows the production of various networks of spins 1/2 (Cu2+) by the insertion of additional O atoms in the Cu layers that increase the valence of the Cu atoms. For instance, Δ-chains of spins 1/2 can be stabilized in YCuO2.5. In this compound, some glassiness is revealed in magnetostatic measurements while a strongly correlated quasielastic magnetic signal, observed at high temperatures in neutron scattering experiments, decreases in intensity with decreasing T, reflecting a freezing process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S805-S810
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume16
Issue number11 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 24 2004
Externally publishedYes

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