Spin dynamics in the ordered spin ice Tb$_2$Sn$_2$O$_7$

Details Spin dynamics in the ordered spin ice Tb$_2$Sn$_2$O$_7$ Spin dynamics in the ordered spin ice Tb$_2$Sn$_2$O$_7$

2011-09-09

arxiv.org/abs/1109.1960v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

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Geometrical frustration is a central challenge in contemporary condensed matter physics, a crucible favourable to the emergence of novel physics. The pyrochlore magnets, with rare earth magnetic moments localized at the vertices of corner-sharing tetrahedra, play a prominent role in this field, with a rich variety of exotic ground states ranging from the "spin ices" \hoti\ and \dyti\ to the "spin liquid" and "ordered spin ice" ground states in \tbti\ and \tbsn. Inelastic neutron scattering provides valuable information for understanding the nature of these ground states, shedding light on the crystal electric field (CEF) level scheme and on the interactions between magnetic moments. We have performed such measurements with unprecedented neutron flux and energy resolution, in the "ordered spin ice" \tbsn. We argue that a new interaction, which involves the spin lattice coupling through a low temperature distortion of the trigonal crystal field, is necessary to account for the data.

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