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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S805-S810 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 11 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 24 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |