The order parameter critical exponent of the chiral phase transition in VF2

  • F. Ye
  • , Y. W. Rodriguez
  • , D. P. Belanger
  • , J. A. Fernandez-Baca

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Abstract

The chiral order parameter exponent β = 0.175 ± 0.015 has been measured in d = 3 insulating helimagnet VF2 using neutron scattering. As predicted, this value is much smaller than the d = 3X - Y model exponent β = 0.35.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1410-1412
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume310
Issue number2 SUPPL. PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

Funding

This research was sponsored by Department of Energy Grant No. DE-FG02-05ER46181, by the Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed and operated by UT-Battelle, LLC.

Keywords

  • Chiral universality
  • Magnetic phase transition
  • Order-parameter

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