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Spin Gap of Two-Dimensional Antiferromagnet Representing CaVO
We examined a two-dimensional Heisenberg model with two kinds of exchange
energies, and . This model describes localized spins at vanadium
ions in a layer of CaVO, for which a spin gap is found by a recent
experiment. Comparing the high temperature expansion of the magnetic
susceptibility to experimental data, we determined the exchange energies as
610 K and 150 K. By the numerical diagonalization we
estimated the spin gap as 120 K, which consists
with the experimental value 107 K. Frustration by finite enhances the
spin gap.Comment: 12 pages of LaTex, 4 figures availavule upon reques
Ground states with cluster structures in a frustrated Heisenberg chain
We examine the ground state of a Heisenberg model with arbitrary spin S on a
one-dimensional lattice composed of diamond-shaped units. A unit includes two
types of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions which frustrate each other.
The system undergoes phase changes when the ratio between the
exchange parameters varies. In some phases, strong frustration leads to larger
local structures or clusters of spins than a dimer. We prove for arbitrary S
that there exists a phase with four-spin cluster states, which was previously
found numerically for a special value of in the S=1/2 case. For S=1/2
we show that there are three ground state phases and determine their
boundaries.Comment: 4 pages, uses revtex.sty, 2 figures available on request from
[email protected], to be published in J. Phys.: Cond. Mat
Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquid in a Quasi-One-Dimensional S=1 Antiferromagnet Observed by the Specific Heat
Specific heat experiments on single crystals of the S=1 quasi-one-dimensional
bond-alternating antiferromagnet Ni(C_9H_24N_4)(NO_2)ClO_4, alias NTENP, have
been performed in magnetic fields applied both parallel and perpendicular to
the spin chains. We have found for the parallel field configuration that the
magnetic specific heat (C_mag) is proportional to temperature (T) above a
critical field H_c, at which the energy gap vanishes, in a temperature region
above that of the long-range ordered state. The ratio C_mag/T increases as the
magnetic field approaches H_c from above. The data are in good quantitative
agreement with the prediction of the c=1 conformal field theory in conjunction
with the velocity of the excitations calculated by a numerical diagonalization,
providing a conclusive evidence for a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid.Comment: 4 pages, 4 postscript figure
Spin Gap of S=1/2 Heisenberg Model on Distorted Diamond Chain
We study the spin gap of the S=1/2 Heisenberg model on the distorted diamond
chain, which is recently proposed to represent magnetic properties of Cu_3 Cl_6
(H_2 O)_2 2H_8 C_4 SO_2. This model is composed of stacked trimers and has
three kinds of exchange interactions J_1, J_2 and J_3. Using the numerical
diagonalization, we obtain a contour map of the spin gap in the J_2/J_1-J_3/J_1
plane. We argue possible values of the exchange constants based on the contour
map and the observed value of the spin gap.Comment: 2 pages, 4 figure
Disorder-sensitive superconductivity in the iron silicide LuFeSi studied by the Lu-site substitutions
We studied effect of non-magnetic and magnetic impurities on
superconductivity in LuFeSi by small amount substitution of the Lu
site, which investigated structural, magnetic, and electrical properties of
non-magnetic (LuSc)FeSi,
(LuY)FeSi, and magnetic
(LuDy)FeSi. The rapid depression of by
non-magnetic impurities in accordance with the increase of residual resistivity
reveals the strong pair breaking dominated by disorder. We provide compelling
evidence for the sign reversal of the superconducting order parameter in
LuFeSi.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
d-like Symmetry of the Order Parameter and Intrinsic Josephson Effects in Bi2212 Cross-Whisker Junctions
An intrinsic tunnel junction was made using two Bi-2212 single crystal
whiskers. The two whiskers with a cross-angle were overlaid at their c-planes
and connected by annealing. The angular dependence of the critical current
density along the c-axis is of the d-wave symmetry. However, the angular
dependence is much stronger than that of the conventional d-wave. Furthermore,
the current vs. voltage characteristics of the cross-whiskers junctions show a
multiple-branch structure at any cross-angle, indicating the formation of the
intrinsic Josephson junction array.Comment: 4 pages PDF fil
Wilson ratio of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid in a spin-1/2 Heisenberg ladder
Using micromechanical force magnetometry, we have measured the magnetization
of the strong-leg spin-1/2 ladder compound (CHN)CuBr at
temperatures down to 45 mK. Low-temperature magnetic susceptibility as a
function of field exhibits a maximum near the critical field H_c at which the
magnon gap vanishes, as expected for a gapped one-dimensional antiferromagnet.
Above H_c a clear minimum appears in the magnetization as a function of
temperature as predicted by theory. In this field region, the susceptibility in
conjunction with our specific heat data yields the Wilson ratio R_W. The result
supports the relation R_W=4K, where K is the Tomonaga-Luttinger-liquid
parameter
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