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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1410-1412 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 310 |
| Issue number | 2 SUPPL. PART 2 |
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| State | Published - 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