Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2005-06-23
Phys. Rev. B 73, 104407 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.73.104407
The magnon thermal conductivity $\kappa_{\mathrm{mag}}$ of the spin ladders in $\rm Sr_{14}Cu_{24-x}Zn_xO_{41}$ has been investigated at low doping levels $x=0$, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75. The Zn-impurities generate nonmagnetic defects which define an upper limit for $l_{\mathrm{mag}}$ and therefore allow a clear-cut relation between $l_{\mathrm{mag}}$ and $\kappa_{\mathrm{mag}}$ to be established independently of any model. Over a large temperature range we observe a progressive suppression of $\kappa_{\mathrm{mag}}$ with increasing Zn-content and find in particular that with respect to pure $\rm Sr_{14}Cu_{24}O_{41}$ $\kappa_{\mathrm{mag}}$ is strongly suppressed even in the case of tiny impurity densities where $l_{\mathrm{mag}}\lesssim 374$~{\AA}. This shows unambiguously that large $l_{\mathrm{mag}}\approx 3000$~{\AA} which have been reported for $\rm Sr_{14}Cu_{24}O_{41}$ and $\rm La_{5}Ca_9Cu_{24}O_{41}$ on basis of a kinetic model are in the correct order of magnitude.
Ammerahl Udo
Büchner Bernd
ElHaes H.
Hess Ch.
Revcolevschi Alexandre
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