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Title: Defect propagation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds doped by magnetic atoms

Abstract

Inelastic neutron scattering experiments were performed to study manganese(II) dimer excitations in the diluted one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds CsMnxMg1-xBr3, K2MnxZn1-xF4, and KMnxZn1-xF3 (x≤0.10), respectively. The transitions from the ground-state singlet to the excited triplet, split into a doublet and a singlet due to the single-ion anisotropy, exhibit remarkable fine structures. These unusual features are attributed to local structural inhomogeneities induced by the dopant Mn atoms which act like lattice defects. Statistical models support the theoretically predicted decay of atomic displacements according to 1/r2, 1/r, and constant (for three-, two-, and one-dimensional compounds, respectively) where r denotes the distance of the displaced atoms from the defect. In conclusion, the observed fine structures allow a direct determination of the local exchange interactions J, and the local intradimer distances R can be derived through the linear law dJ/dR.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen (Switzerland). Lab. for Neutron Scattering and Imaging
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Condensed Matter Division
  3. Univ. of Bern, Bern (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) Spallation Neutron Source
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1163590
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1180220
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC05.00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Furrer, A., Podlesnyak, A., Krämer, K. W., and Strässle, Th. Defect propagation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds doped by magnetic atoms. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.144434.
Furrer, A., Podlesnyak, A., Krämer, K. W., & Strässle, Th. Defect propagation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds doped by magnetic atoms. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.144434
Furrer, A., Podlesnyak, A., Krämer, K. W., and Strässle, Th. Wed . "Defect propagation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds doped by magnetic atoms". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.144434. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1163590.
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title = {Defect propagation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds doped by magnetic atoms},
author = {Furrer, A. and Podlesnyak, A. and Krämer, K. W. and Strässle, Th.},
abstractNote = {Inelastic neutron scattering experiments were performed to study manganese(II) dimer excitations in the diluted one-, two-, and three-dimensional compounds CsMnxMg1-xBr3, K2MnxZn1-xF4, and KMnxZn1-xF3 (x≤0.10), respectively. The transitions from the ground-state singlet to the excited triplet, split into a doublet and a singlet due to the single-ion anisotropy, exhibit remarkable fine structures. These unusual features are attributed to local structural inhomogeneities induced by the dopant Mn atoms which act like lattice defects. Statistical models support the theoretically predicted decay of atomic displacements according to 1/r2, 1/r, and constant (for three-, two-, and one-dimensional compounds, respectively) where r denotes the distance of the displaced atoms from the defect. In conclusion, the observed fine structures allow a direct determination of the local exchange interactions J, and the local intradimer distances R can be derived through the linear law dJ/dR.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.90.144434},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 14,
volume = 90,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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