SPECIFIC-HEAT AND CRITICAL-BEHAVIOR OF CSMNI3

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BECKMANN, D [1 ]
WOSNITZA, J [1 ]
VONLOHNEYSEN, H [1 ]
VISSER, D [1 ]
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[1] LOUGHBOROUGH UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,LOUGHBOROUGH LE11 3TU,LEICS,ENGLAND
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10.1088/0953-8984/5/34/015
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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We report on measurements of the specific heat, C, of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet CsMnI3 in the vicinity of the two successive phase transitions at T(N1) = 11.28 K and T(N2) = 8.19 K and in magnetic fields up to 6 T applied perpendicular to the c axis. Near T(N2) the data can be fitted with a critical exponent alpha = -0.05 +/- 0.15 for B = 0 compatible with the prediction of three-dimensional ordering with XY symmetry for this transition. Within the experimental uncertainty, the critical behaviour is not affected by a magnetic field.
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