Direct observation of optical magnons in YBa2Cu3O6.2

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作者
Reznik, D
Bourges, P
Fong, HF
Regnault, LP
Bossy, J
Vettier, C
Milius, DL
Aksay, IA
Keimer, B
机构
[1] CEA SACLAY,CNRS,CEA,LAB LEON BRILLOUIN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[3] CEA GRENOBLE,GRP MAGNETISME & DIFFRACT NEUTRON,SERV PHYS STAT MAGNETISME & SUPERCONDUCT,F-38054 GRENOBLE 9,FRANCE
[4] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
[5] EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RES FACIL,F-38043 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
[6] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT CHEM ENGN,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 22期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.R14741
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摘要
We have used high-energy inelastic neutron scattering to detect optical magnons directly in antiferromagnetic YBa2Cu3O6.2. The optical magnon gap is 67+/-5 meV. This implies an intrabilayer superexchange constant perpendicular to the CuO2 layers of J(perpendicular to) = 0.08 J(parallel to) where J(parallel to) is the in-plane nearest-neighbor superexchange constant.
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页码:14741 / 14744
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