Abstract
We present a μSR study of oxygen-doped delafossites RCuO2+δ (δ = 0.5, 0.66; R3+ = La3+, Y3+) which present triangular based lattices of Cu2+, S = 1/2 spins. A slowing down of the spin dynamics without onset of a magnetic static freezing down to 1.6 K is found for YCuO2.5, which is believed to be an example of a Δ-chain. In contrast, YCuO2.66 and LaCuO2.66 clearly order, probably into an antiferromagnetic state which was rather unexpected.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S799-S804 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 11 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 24 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |