Search for magnetic order in undoped and doped spin-gap systems by μSR

  • K. Kojima
  • , A. Keren
  • , L. P. Le
  • , M. Larkin
  • , G. M. Luke
  • , B. Nachumi
  • , W. D. Wu
  • , Y. J. Uemura
  • , M. Azuma
  • , M. Takano
  • , K. Kiyono
  • , S. Miyasaka
  • , N. Motoyama
  • , H. Takagi
  • , S. Uchida
  • , M. Hase
  • , Y. Sasago
  • , K. Uchinokura
  • , M. Matsuda
  • , K. Katsumata
  • A. Revcolevschi, R. Cava

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Abstract

We introduce our μSR investigations of spin-gap systems, such as, (1) a 2-leg spin-ladder material SrCu2O3, (2) a Haldane material (S = 1 spin-chain) Y2BaNiO5, (3) a spin-Peierls material CuGeO3, (4) a spin-chain&ladder material Sr6Ca8Cu24O41. All of these antiferromagnetic spin systems are characterized by a spin-gap between the singlet groundstate and the triplet first excited states. In the above-mentioned materials, we confirmed the absence of magnetic order down to milli-Kelvin regime, supporting the non-magnetic feature of the ground-state. If a spin-gap system is doped with charges and/or vacancies at the spin site, unpaired spins are induced out of the singlet ground-state. In some materials, doping completely destroys the singlet ground-state and induces a bulk magnetic order. We report μSR investigations of doped materials as well, which clarifies the existence/absence of a magnetic order upon doping.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37-42
Number of pages6
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume104
Issue number1-4
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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