Neutron scattering studies of geometrically frustrated pyrochlore antiferromagnets

被引:13
作者
Gaulin, BD [1 ]
Gardner, JS
Dunsiger, SR
Tun, Z
Lumsden, MD
Kiefl, RF
Raju, NP
Reimers, JN
Greedan, JE
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Phys & Astron, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
[3] AECL Res, Chalk River Labs, Neutron Program Mat Res, Natl Res Council, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
[4] McMaster Univ, Dept Chem, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
[5] Moli Energy 1990 Ltd, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 9E7, Canada
来源
PHYSICA B | 1997年 / 241卷
关键词
geometrical frustration; antiferromagnetism; spin-glass-like state;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(97)00631-5
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Elastic and inelastic neutron scattering work on the cubic pyrochlore antiferromagnets Y2Mo2O7, Tb2Ti2O7, and Tb2Mo2O7, is reviewed. These materials are characterized by antiferromagnetically coupled moments residing on a network of corner-sharing tetrahedra. Geometrical frustration manifests itself strongly in such systems in that two of them display a spin-glass-like transition in the apparent absence of chemical disorder, while the other remains paramagnetic to at least 0.1 K, despite developing antiferromagnetic short-range order at 50 K. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:511 / 516
页数:6
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