Abstract
An attempt was made to demonstrate that a large spin degeneracy and high symmetry of the pyrochlore network provide a robust way to relieve spin frustration: by means of a Jahn-Teller distortion of tetrahedra. The theory has direct relevance to the observed magnetic and structural phase transitions and local modes in pyrochlore antiferromagnets YMn2, ZnV2O4, MgV2O4, ZnCr2O4, and MgCr2O4.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 067203 |
| Pages (from-to) | 67203/1-67203/4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Feb 11 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy