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Physical Review Letters

Spin Dynamics of the 2D Spin 12 Quantum Antiferromagnet Copper Deuteroformate Tetradeuterate (CFTD)

Henrik Moodysson Rønnow, MCMORROW Desmond Francis, R. Coldea, Andrew Harrison, I. D. Youngson, T. G. Perring, G. Aeppli, Olav F. Syljuåsen, Kim Lefmann, Christian Rischel

Published Jun 28, 2001• 114 citations
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Abstract

The magnetic excitation spectrum in the two-dimensional (2D) $S\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1/2$ Heisenberg antiferromagnet copper deuteroformate tetradeuterate has been measured for temperatures up to $T\ensuremath{\sim}J/2$, where $J\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}6.31\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.02\mathrm{meV}$ is the 2D exchange coupling. For $T\ensuremath{\ll}J$, a dispersion of the zone boundary energy is observed, which is attributed to a wave vector dependent quantum renormalization. At higher temperatures, spin-wavelike excitations persist, but are found to broaden and soften. By combining our data with numerical calculations, and with existing theoretical work, a consistent description of the behavior of the model system is found over the whole temperature interval investigated.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.87.037202

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