TY - JOUR
T1 - Singlet ground state determined by isolated Cu2+ chain topology in microporous Na2Cu2Si4O112H2O and Na2Cu2Si4O11
AU - Dos Santos, António Moreira
AU - Amaral, Vitor S.
AU - Brandão, Paula
AU - Paz, Filipe A.Almeida
AU - Rocha, João
AU - Ferreira, Liliana P.
AU - Godinho, Margarida
AU - Volkova, Olga
AU - Vasiliev, Alexander
PY - 2005/9/1
Y1 - 2005/9/1
N2 - The copper silicate Na2Cu2Si4O112H2O and its dehydrated form Na2Cu2Si4O11 exhibit a singlet ground state at low temperature, which is conditioned by the topology of the isolated edge-sharing CuO6 (or CuO5) chains. The structural analysis of the hydrated and dehydrated forms indicates a strong alternation of the exchange interaction parameter within these chains. The magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements confirm spin gaps Δ=96K for Na2Cu2Si4O112H2O and Δ=85K for Na2Cu2Si4O11. The reversible dehydration of the water molecules from the microporous framework in the structure affords unique opportunity for tuning the magnetic interaction parameters in these compounds.
AB - The copper silicate Na2Cu2Si4O112H2O and its dehydrated form Na2Cu2Si4O11 exhibit a singlet ground state at low temperature, which is conditioned by the topology of the isolated edge-sharing CuO6 (or CuO5) chains. The structural analysis of the hydrated and dehydrated forms indicates a strong alternation of the exchange interaction parameter within these chains. The magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements confirm spin gaps Δ=96K for Na2Cu2Si4O112H2O and Δ=85K for Na2Cu2Si4O11. The reversible dehydration of the water molecules from the microporous framework in the structure affords unique opportunity for tuning the magnetic interaction parameters in these compounds.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.092403
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.092403
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:29644441988
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 72
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 9
M1 - 092403
ER -