Disordered ground state and magnetic field-induced long-range order in an S=3/2 antiferromagnetic honeycomb lattice compound Bi3Mn 4O12(NO3)

M. Matsuda, M. Azuma, M. Tokunaga, Y. Shimakawa, N. Kumada

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Abstract

Bi3Mn4O12(NO3), in which the Mn4+ ions carry S=3/2, is the first honeycomb lattice system that shows no long-range magnetic order. Using neutron scattering, we have determined that short-range antiferromagnetic correlations develop at low temperatures. Applied magnetic fields induce a magnetic transition, in which the short-range order abruptly expands into a long-range order.

Original languageEnglish
Article number187201
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume105
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 2010

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