Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4 induced by noncommuting applied fields
We explore the effects of noncommuting applied fields on the ground-state ordering of the quasi-one-dimensional spin-1/2 XY-like antiferromagnet Cs2CoCl4 using single-crystal neutron diffraction. In zero field interchain couplings cause long-range order below T_N=217(5) mK with chains ordered antife...
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| author | Kenzelmann, M Coldea, R Tennant, D Visser, D Hofmann, M Smeibidl, P Tylczynski, Z |
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| description | We explore the effects of noncommuting applied fields on the ground-state ordering of the quasi-one-dimensional spin-1/2 XY-like antiferromagnet Cs2CoCl4 using single-crystal neutron diffraction. In zero field interchain couplings cause long-range order below T_N=217(5) mK with chains ordered antiferromagnetically along their length and moments confined to the (b,c) plane. Magnetic fields applied at an angle to the XY planes are found to initially stabilize the order by promoting a spin-flop phase with an increased perpendicular antiferromagnetic moment. In higher fields the antiferromagnetic order becomes unstable and a transition occurs to a phase with no long-range order in the (b,c) plane, proposed to be a spin liquid phase that arises when the quantum fluctuations induced by the noncommuting field become strong enough to overcome ordering tendencies. Magnetization measurements confirm that saturation occurs at much higher fields and that the proposed spin-liquid state exists in the region 2.10 < H_SL < 2.52 T || a. The observed phase diagram is discussed in terms of known results on XY-like chains in coexisting longitudinal and transverse fields. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:2928d87c-ebaf-4e36-979e-c2b117ae7a412022-03-26T12:17:30ZOrder to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4 induced by noncommuting applied fieldsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:2928d87c-ebaf-4e36-979e-c2b117ae7a41EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2002Kenzelmann, MColdea, RTennant, DVisser, DHofmann, MSmeibidl, PTylczynski, ZWe explore the effects of noncommuting applied fields on the ground-state ordering of the quasi-one-dimensional spin-1/2 XY-like antiferromagnet Cs2CoCl4 using single-crystal neutron diffraction. In zero field interchain couplings cause long-range order below T_N=217(5) mK with chains ordered antiferromagnetically along their length and moments confined to the (b,c) plane. Magnetic fields applied at an angle to the XY planes are found to initially stabilize the order by promoting a spin-flop phase with an increased perpendicular antiferromagnetic moment. In higher fields the antiferromagnetic order becomes unstable and a transition occurs to a phase with no long-range order in the (b,c) plane, proposed to be a spin liquid phase that arises when the quantum fluctuations induced by the noncommuting field become strong enough to overcome ordering tendencies. Magnetization measurements confirm that saturation occurs at much higher fields and that the proposed spin-liquid state exists in the region 2.10 < H_SL < 2.52 T || a. The observed phase diagram is discussed in terms of known results on XY-like chains in coexisting longitudinal and transverse fields. |
| spellingShingle | Kenzelmann, M Coldea, R Tennant, D Visser, D Hofmann, M Smeibidl, P Tylczynski, Z Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4 induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title | Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4
induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title_full | Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4
induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title_fullStr | Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4
induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title_full_unstemmed | Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4
induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title_short | Order to disorder transition in the XY-like quantum magnet Cs2CoCl4
induced by noncommuting applied fields |
| title_sort | order to disorder transition in the xy like quantum magnet cs2cocl4 induced by noncommuting applied fields |
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