Quantum dynamics of the Neel vector in the antiferromagnetic molecular wheel CsFe8

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2006-07-24

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607593v1

Phys. Rev. B 74, 054429 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

12 pages, 10 figures, REVTEX4, to appear in PRB

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.74.054429

The inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectrum is studied for the antiferromagnetic molecular wheel CsFe8, in the temperature range 2 - 60 K, and for transfer energies up 3.6 meV. A qualitative analysis shows that the observed peaks correspond to the transitions between the L-band states, from the ground state up to the S = 5 multiplet. For a quantitative analysis, the wheel is described by a microscopic spin Hamiltonian (SH), which includes the nearest-neighbor Heisenberg exchange interactions and uniaxial easy-axis single-ion anisotropy, characterized by the constants J and D, respectively. For a best-fit determination of J and D, the L band is modeled by an effective SH, and the effective SH concept extended such as to facilitate an accurate calculation of INS scattering intensities, overcoming difficulties with the dimension of the Hilbert space. The low-energy magnetism in CsFe8 is excellently described by the generic SH used. The two lowest states are characterized by a tunneling of the Neel vector, as found previously, while the higher-lying states are well described as rotational modes of the Neel vector.

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