ZERO-FIELD MUON SPIN ROTATION STUDIES IN (TMTSF)2PF6

被引:31
作者
LE, LP
LUKE, GM
STERNLIEB, BJ
WU, WD
UEMURA, YJ
BREWER, JH
RISEMAN, TM
UPASANI, RV
CHIANG, LY
CHAIKIN, PM
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER V6T 2A3,BC,CANADA
[2] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[3] EXXON RES & ENGN CO,ANNANDALE,NJ 08801
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 15卷 / 05期
关键词
SPIN-DENSITY WAVES; MUON SPIN ROTATION AND RELAXATION;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/15/5/013
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report zero-field muon spin rotation studies of the organic compound (TMTSF)2PF6 at ambient pressure. An extremely sharp onset of the spin density wave state (SDW) is observed below the transition temperature T(M) = 12.2 K, which may be first order in nature. The saturation of the magnetic order at low temperatures can be ascribed to the existence of the SDW gap. The broad distribution of local magnetic fields deduced from mu-SR time spectra is consistent with that expected from an incommensurate SDW.
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页码:547 / 552
页数:6
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