Singlet-triplet dispersion reveals additional frustration in the triangular-lattice dimer compound Ba3Mn2O8

M. B. Stone, M. D. Lumsden, S. Chang, E. C. Samulon, C. D. Batista, I. R. Fisher

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Abstract

We present single crystal inelastic neutron scattering measurements of the S=1 dimerized quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnet Ba3Mn2O8. The singlet-triplet dispersion reveals nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor ferromagnetic interactions between adjacent bilayers that compete against each other. Although the interbilayer exchange is comparable to the intrabilayer exchange, this additional frustration reduces the effective coupling along the c axis and leads to a quasi-two-dimensional behavior. In addition, the obtained exchange values are able to reproduce the four critical fields in the phase diagram.

Original languageEnglish
Article number237201
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume100
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 9 2008

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0705087, 0454672

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