Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-04-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
4 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
Using high-resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS), we performed a momentum-resolved study of magnetic excitations in the model spin-1/2 2D antiferromagnetic insulator Sr_2CuCl_2O_2. We identify both a single-spin-wave feature and a multi-magnon continuum, and show that the X-ray polarization can be used to distinguish these two contributions in the cross-section. The spin-waves display a large (70 meV) dispersion between the zone-boundary points ($\pi$,0) and ($\pi$/2,$\pi$/2). Employing an extended $t$-$t'$-$t"$-$U$ one-band Hubbard model, we find significant electronic hopping beyond nearest-neighbor Cu ions. We conclude that sizeable extended magnetic interactions are present in \scoc{} and probably important in all undoped cuprates.
Ament Luuk J. P.
Berger Heinz
Braicovich L.
der Marel Dirk van
Ghiringhelli G.
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