Quantum spin correlations in an organometallic alternating-sign chain

M. B. Stone, W. Tian, M. D. Lumsden, G. E. Granroth, D. Mandrus, J. H. Chung, N. Harrison, S. E. Nagler

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Abstract

High resolution neutron scattering is used to study excitations in the organometallic magnet (CH3)2NH2CuCl3 (DMACuCl3). Combined with bulk magnetization and susceptibility studies, the new results imply that DMACuCl3 is a realization of the S=1/2 alternating antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic (AFM-FM) chain. Coupled-cluster calculations indicate that the AFM and FM interactions have nearly the same strength, while analysis of scattering intensities shows evidence for interdimer spin correlations. Results are discussed in the context of recent ideas concerning quantum entanglement.

Original languageEnglish
Article number087204
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume99
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 25 2007

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