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Magneto-structural Correlations in Doubly Hydroxo-bridged Cu(II)-Dimers
The magneto-structural correlations of superexchange-coupled doubly hydroxo-bridged Cu(II)-
dimers have been investigated. To this end, an analytical approach has been applied to [Cu2(OH)2F4]2â
model complexes. This approach supplies an analytical scheme, based on orbital interactions, for calculating
the transfer integral, HAB, which is shown to play the key role in the magnetic coupling constant J for
understanding magneto-structural correlations. The single contributions to the transfer integral are calculated
and described explicitly. Therefore, this approach supplies a detailed insight into the magnetic behavior
and the interaction mechanisms of the hydroxo-bridged Cu-dimers. All analytical results are compared
with experimental and numerical data. (doi: 10.5562/cca1870
Square-lattice magnetism of diaboleite Pb2Cu(OH)4Cl2
We report on the quasi-two-dimensional magnetism of the natural mineral
diaboleite Pb2Cu(OH)4Cl2 with a tetragonal crystal structure, which is closely
related to that of the frustrated spin-1/2 magnet PbVO3. Magnetic
susceptibility of diaboleite is well described by a Heisenberg spin model on a
diluted square lattice with the nearest-neighbor exchange of J~35 K and about
5% of non-magnetic impurities. The dilution of the spin lattice reflects the
formation of Cu vacancies that are tolerated by the crystal structure of
diaboleite. The weak coupling between the magnetic planes triggers the
long-range antiferromagnetic order below TN~11 K. No evidence of magnetic
frustration is found. We also analyze the signatures of the long-range order in
heat-capacity data, and discuss the capability of identifying magnetic
transitions with heat-capacity measurements.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figures + Supplementary Informatio
The spin gap in malachite Cu2(OH)2CO3 and its evolution under pressure
We report on the microscopic magnetic modeling of the spin-1/2 copper mineral
malachite at ambient and elevated pressures. Despite the layered crystal
structure of this mineral, the ambient-pressure susceptibility and
magnetization data can be well described by an unfrustrated
quasi-one-dimensional magnetic model. Weakly interacting antiferromagnetic
alternating spin chains are responsible for a large spin gap of 120K. Although
the intradimer Cu-O-Cu bridging angles are considerably smaller than the
interdimer angles, density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that
the largest exchange coupling of 190K operates within the structural dimers.
The lack of the inversion symmetry in the exchange pathways gives rise to
sizable Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions which were estimated by
full-relativistic DFT+U calculations. Based on available high-pressure crystal
structures, we investigate the exchange couplings under pressure and make
predictions for the evolution of the spin gap. The calculations evidence that
intradimer couplings are strongly pressure-dependent and their evolution
underlies the decrease of the spin gap under pressure. Finally, we assess the
accuracy of hydrogen positions determined by structural relaxation within DFT
and put forward this computational method as a viable alternative to elaborate
experiments
Frustrated spin chain physics near the Majumdar-Ghosh point in szenicsite Cu(MoO)(OH)
In this joint experimental and theoretical work magnetic properties of the
Cu mineral szenicsite Cu(MoO)(OH) are investigated. This
compound features isolated triple chains in its crystal structure, where the
central chain involves an edge-sharing geometry of the CuO plaquettes,
while the two side chains feature a corner-sharing zig-zag geometry. The
magnetism of the side chains can be described in terms of antiferromagnetic
dimers with a coupling larger than 200 K. The central chain was found to be a
realization of the frustrated antiferromagnetic - chain model with
K and a sizable second-neighbor coupling . The central and
side chains are nearly decoupled owing to interchain frustration. Therefore,
the low-temperature behavior of szenicsite should be entirely determined by the
physics of the central frustrated - chain. Our heat-capacity
measurements reveal an accumulation of entropy at low temperatures and suggest
a proximity of the system to the Majumdar-Ghosh point of the antiferromagnetic
- spin chain,
Two energy scales of spin dimers in clinoclase Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Magnetic susceptibility and microscopic magnetic model of the mineral
clinoclase Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 are reported. This material can be well described as
a combination of two nonequivalent spin dimers with the sizable magnetic
couplings of J about 700 K and J(D2) about 300 K. Based on density functional
theory calculations, we pinpoint the location of dimers in the crystal
structure. Surprisingly, the largest coupling operates between the structural
Cu2O6 dimers. We investigate magnetostructural correlations in Cu2O6 structural
dimers, by considering the influence of the hydrogen position on the magnetic
coupling. Additionally, we establish the hydrogen positions that were not known
so far and analyze the pattern of hydrogen bonding
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A neutron diffraction study of crystal and low-temperature magnetic structures within the (Na,Li)FeGe2O6 pyroxene-type solid solution series
Solid solution compounds along the Li1âx Na x FeGe2O6 clinopyroxene series have been prepared by solid state ceramic sintering and investigated by bulk magnetic and calorimetric methods; the Na-rich samples with x(Na) > 0.7 were also investigated by low-temperature neutron diffraction experiments in a temperature range of 4â20 K. For samples with x(Na) > 0.76 the crystal structure adopts the C2/c symmetry at all measuring temperatures, while the samples display P21/c symmetry for smaller Na contents. Magnetic ordering is observed for all samples below 20 K with a slight decrease of T N with increasing Na content. The magnetic spin structures change distinctly as a function of chemical composition: up to x(Na) = 0.72 the magnetic structure can be described by a commensurate arrangement of magnetic spins with propagation vector k = (Âœ, 0 0), an antiferromagnetic (AFM) coupling within the Fe3+O6 octahedra zig-zag chains and an alternating AFM and ferromagnetic (FM) interaction between the chains, depending on the nature of the tetrahedral GeO4 chains. The magnetic structure can be described in magnetic space group P a21/c. Close to the structural phase transition for sample with x(Na) = 0.75, magnetic ordering is observed below 15 K; however, it becomes incommensurately modulated with k = (0.344, 0, 0.063). At 4 K, the magnetic spin structure best can be described by a cycloidal arrangement within the M1 chains, the spins are within the aâc plane. Around 12 K the cycloidal structure transforms to a spin density wave (SDW) structure. For the C2/c structures, a coexistence of a simple collinear and an incommensurately modulated structure is observed down to lowest temperatures. For 0.78 †x(Na) †0.82, a collinear magnetic structure with k = (0 1 0), space group P C21/c and an AFM spin structure within the M1 chains and an FM one between the spins is dominating, while the incommensurately modulated structure becomes dominating the collinear one in the samples with x(Na) = 0.88. Here the magnetic propagation vector is k = (0.28, 1, 0.07) and the spin structure corresponds again to a cycloidal structure within the M1 chains. As for the other samples, a transition from the cycloidal to a SDW structure is observed. Based on the neutron diffraction data, the appearance of two peaks in the heat capacity of Na-rich samples can now be interpreted as a transition from a cycloidal magnetic structure to a spin density wave structure of the magnetically ordered phase for the Na-rich part of the solid solution series
Frustrated spin chain physics near the Majumdar-Ghosh point in szenicsite Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4
© 2017 American Physical Society. In this joint experimental and theoretical work magnetic properties of the Cu2+ mineral szenicsite Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4 are investigated. This compound features isolated triple chains in its crystal structure, where the central chain involves an edge-sharing geometry of the CuO4 plaquettes, while the two side chains feature a corner-sharing zigzag geometry. The magnetism of the side chains can be described in terms of antiferromagnetic dimers with a coupling larger than 200 K. The central chain was found to be a realization of the frustrated antiferromagnetic J1-J2 chain model with J1â68 K and a sizable second-neighbor coupling J2. The central and side chains are nearly decoupled owing to interchain frustration. Therefore, the low-temperature behavior of szenicsite should be entirely determined by the physics of the central frustrated J1-J2 chain. Our heat-capacity measurements reveal an accumulation of magnetic entropy at low temperatures and suggest a proximity of the system to the Majumdar-Ghosh point of the antiferromagnetic J1-J2 spin chain, J2/J1=0.5
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals / A neutron diffraction study of crystal and low-temperature magnetic structures within the (Na,Li)FeGe2O6 pyroxene-type solid solution series
Solid solution compounds along the Li1xNaxFeGe2O6 clinopyroxene series have been prepared by solid state ceramic sintering and investigated by bulk magnetic and calorimetric methods; the Na-rich samples with x(Na) > 0.7 were also investigated by low-temperature neutron diffraction experiments in a temperature range of 420 K. For samples with x(Na) > 0.76 the crystal structure adopts the C2/c symmetry at all measuring temperatures, while the samples display P21/c symmetry for smaller Na contents. Magnetic ordering is observed for all samples below 20 K with a slight decrease of TN with increasing Na content. The magnetic spin structures change distinctly as a function of chemical composition: up to x(Na) = 0.72 the magnetic structure can be described by a commensurate arrangement of magnetic spins with propagation vector k = (