Charge ordering and opening of spin gap in NaV_2O_5

Details Charge ordering and opening of spin gap in NaV_2O_5 Charge ordering and opening of spin gap in NaV_2O_5

1998-06-18

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9806215v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

5 pages, revtex, epsf, 3 Postscript figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0038-1098(99)00453-6

We suggest that the phase transition observed in NaV_2O_5 at T_c = 34K is not a spin-Peierls transition, but a charge ordering transition, related to the formal presence in this system of equal number of V^4+ and V^4- ions. Below T_c, V^4+ ions form a zigzag structure, which is consistent with the experimentally observed doubling of the lattice period in a and b directions. We show that this charge ordering also results in the alternation of spin exchange constants along the b-direction, which opens a gap in the spin excitation spectrum. We emphasize the role of lattice distortions around V ions both in the formation of the charged ordered state and in the spin-gap opening.

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