Spin dynamics in pressure-induced magnetically ordered phases in (C4 H12 N2)Cu2Cl6

G. Perren, J. S. Möller, D. Hüvonen, A. A. Podlesnyak, A. Zheludev

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Abstract

We present inelastic neutron-scattering experiments on the S=1/2 frustrated gapped quantum magnet piperazinium hexachlorodicuprate (PHCC) under applied hydrostatic pressure. These results show that at 9 kbar the magnetic triplet excitations in the system are gapless, contrary to what was previously reported. Our results are in agreement with recent muon-spin relaxation experiments which found magnetic order above a quantum-critical point at 4.3 kbar. We show that the changes in the excitation spectrum can be primarily attributed to the change in a single exchange pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Article number054413
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume92
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 7 2015

Funding

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U.S. Department of Energy
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung153325

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