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Spin-gap opening accompanied by a strong magnetoelastic response in the S=1 magnetic dimer system Ba3BiRu2O9
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Neutron diffraction, magnetization, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements on the 6H-perovskite Ba3BiRu2O9 reveal simultaneous magnetic and structural dimerization driven by strong magnetoelastic coupling. An isostructural but strongly displacive first-order transition on cooling through T*=176 K is associated with a change in the nature of direct Ru-Ru bonds within Ru2O9 face-sharing octahedra. Above T*, Ba3BiRu2O9 is an S=1 magnetic dimer system with intradimer exchange interactions J0/kB=320 K and interdimer exchange interactions J'/kB=-160 K. Below T*, a spin-gapped state emerges with \Delta\approx220 K. Ab initio calculations confirm antiferromagnetic exchange within dimers, but the transition is not accompanied by long range-magnetic order.<br />Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, accepted by Physical Review B
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1112.0420
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.220406