Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2006-12-13
Phys. Rev. B 75, 094421 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
7 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.75.094421
We present an investigation of magnetic ordering in the two-dimensional S=1/2 quantum magnet Cu(Pz)_2(ClO_4)_2 using specific heat and zero field muon-spin relaxation (\mu^+SR). The magnetic contribution to the specific heat is consistent with an exchange strength of 17.7(3) K. We find unambiguous evidence for a transition to a state of three-dimensional long range order below a critical temperature T_N=4.21(1) K using \mu^+SR even though there is no feature in the specific heat at that temperature. The absence of a specific heat anomaly at T_N is consistent with recent theoretical predictions. The ratio of T_N/J=0.24 corresponds to a ratio of intralayer to interlayer exchange constants of |J'/J|=6.8x10^-4, indicative of excellent two-dimensional isolation. The scaled magnetic specific heat of [Cu(Pz)_2(HF_2)]BF_4, a compound with an analogous structure, is essentially identical to that of Cu(Pz)_2(ClO_4)_2 although both differ slightly from the predicted value for an ideal 2D S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet.
Baker Peter J.
Bianchi Alessandra
Blundell Stephen J.
Brooks M. L.
Chaves F. A.
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