Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Magnetoelastic coupling through the antiferromagnet-to-ferromagnet transition of quasi-two-dimensional [Cu(HF{sub 2})(pyz){sub 2}]BF{sub 4} using infrared spectroscopy.

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.
We investigated magnetoelastic coupling through the field-driven transition to the fully polarized magnetic state in quasi-two-dimensional [Cu(HF{sub 2})(pyz){sub 2}]BF{sub 4} by magnetoinfrared spectroscopy. This transition modifies out-of-plane ring distortion and bending vibrational modes of the pyrazine ligand. The extent of these distortions increases with the field, systematically tracking the low-temperature magnetization. These distortions weaken the antiferromagnetic spin exchange, a finding that provides important insight into magnetic transitions in other copper halides.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC; State of Florida
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
988137
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/JA-63554
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett., Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett. Journal Issue: 2009 Vol. 103; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH